British Second Rate ship of the line 'Superb' (1842)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Superb
Nominal Guns	80	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Keel Laid Down	11.1838	B028
Acquired	6.9.1842	B028
Shipyard	Pembroke Dockyard - Pembroke Dock	B028
Ship Class	()	B028
Designed by	Sir William SymondsBritish Designer Ship Builder	B181
Category	Second Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	18.2.1869	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck190' 0"Imperial Feet57.912
Length of Keel154' 4"Imperial Feet46.9411
Breadth56' 9"Imperial Feet17.1069
Depth in Hold23' 4"Imperial Feet7.0443
Burthen2,609Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck190' 0"Imperial Feet57.912
Breadth57' 0"Imperial Feet17.3736
Burthen2,583Tons BM

Armament

1842Broadside Weight = 1324 Imperial Pound ( 600.434 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse4 British 18-Pounder

1842Broadside Weight = 1088 Imperial Pound ( 493.408 kg)B028
Gun Deck68 British 32-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 8inch

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1832720Design Complement

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.12.1844 - 1848First LieutenantNBD18499.12.1845 - 1846LieutenantNBD1849

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Posted by Cathy Hamilton on Thursday 7th of February 2013 19:22

Doing my ancestry and my great great great grandfather came from Liverpool England to New York on the Superbe in 1842 was wondering if this is the ship

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