Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Superbe, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris
Career (France)
Name:	Superbe
Namesake:	"Superb"
Builder:	Brest
Laid down:	July 1782
Launched:	11 November 1784
In service:	1785
Fate:	Sunk on 30 January 1795
General characteristics
Class and type:	Téméraire class ship of the line
Displacement:	2 966 tonnes 5 260 tonnes fully loaded
Length:	55. Achille in art She figures on The Battle of Trafalgar by Turner Ships in class Téméraire (18 ships ''Téméraire'' Builder Brest shipyard Ordered This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 87 metres (172 French feet)
Beam:	14. 90 metres (44' 6)
Draught:	7. 26 metres (22 French feet)
Propulsion:	Up to 2 485 m² of sails
Complement:	678 men
Armament:	74 guns: Lower gundeck: 28 x 36-pdr long guns Upper gundeck: 30 x 24-pdr long guns Forecastle and Quarter deck: 16 x 8-pdr long guns 4 x 36-pdr carronades
Armour:	Timber

The Superbe was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass In historical Navy usage a long gun was the standard type of Cannon mounted by a sailing vessel called such to distinguish it from the much shorter Carronades In historical Navy usage a long gun was the standard type of Cannon mounted by a sailing vessel called such to distinguish it from the much shorter Carronades In historical Navy usage a long gun was the standard type of Cannon mounted by a sailing vessel called such to distinguish it from the much shorter Carronades The carronade was a short Smoothbore, Cast iron Cannon, developed for the Royal Navy by the Carron Company, an Ironworks Ships in class Téméraire (18 ships ''Téméraire'' Builder Brest shipyard Ordered First 74-gun designs The classic 74-gun ship was invented by the French as they rebuilt their navy during the early years of the reign of Louis XV. This is a list of French broadside battleships of the period 1640-1861 Sections stating the ruler in power are provided as chronological references The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm

She took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver, where she sank due to a leak. The Croisière du Grand Hiver ( French "Campaign of the Great Winter" was a French attempt to organise a winter naval campaign in the wake of

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