French galley 'La Superbe' (1696)

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La Superbe
Nominal Guns	5	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1695	NNF-1715
Launched	1.1696	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	7.1696	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Marseille - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Fleur de Lis Class (1692)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Baptiste ChabertFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Simon ChabertFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Galley	NNF-1715
Sold for Break Up	1718	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck144'French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.7737 (153′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel121' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.3047 (128′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth18'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8735 (19′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold7' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.3277 (7′ 7″ Imperial)
Burthen316Ton

Armament

1.1696Broadside Weight = 33 French Livre (35.6136 lbs 16.1538 kg)NNF-1715
Bow Chaser1 French 36-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 French 8-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 French 4-Pounder
Bow Chaser12 French Pierrier

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.16963944 officers, 130 men, 260 rowersNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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