British Third Rate ship of the line 'Superb' (1798)

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Superb	6954
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.4.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	19.3.1798	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northfleet Dockyard - Northfleet	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Achille Class (1795)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas PitcherBritish Ship Builder Service 1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	17.4.1826	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 4"Imperial Feet55.4748
Length of Keel149' 10"Imperial Feet45.4152
Breadth49' 2"Imperial Feet14.9408
Depth in Hold21' 10"Imperial Feet6.4008
Burthen1,926 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.3.1798Broadside Weight = 1140 Imperial Pound ( 516.99 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1795640Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1798 - 1801CaptainBWAS-17931801 - 7.1806CaptainBWAS-17937.1806 - 2.10.1807CommodoreBWAS-179310.1807 - 2.1808CaptainBWAS-17932.1808 - 12.1809CaptainBWAS-17932.1808LieutenantBWAS-179312.1809 - 1811CaptainBWAS-17939.1812 - 1814CaptainBWAS-179310.2.1814 - 4.1815CaptainBWAS-17934.1815 - 9.1815CaptainBWAS-17939.1815 - 1818CaptainBWAS-179311.1818 - 12.8.1818CaptainBWAS-179312.8.1819 - 6.1821CaptainBWAS-17936.1821 - 10.1823CaptainBWAS-179310.1823 - 12.1825CaptainBWAS-1793

5 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1805Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17932.10.1807 - 1811Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-179312.1809 - 1811Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17934.6.1814 - 4.1815Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-179312.8.1819 - 1824CommodoreODNB

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 1806LieutenantNBD184920.12.1813 - 8.1814LieutenantNBD18497.3.1815 - 20.11.1818LieutenantNBD184912.8.1819 - 9.9.1822LieutenantNBD184928.6.1824 - 1824LieutenantNBD184920.12.1826 - 1.3.1826LieutenantW025

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1801 - PurserTNC1815 - 15.9.1815Cook†ref:1998

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
30.9.1805 - 7.1809MidshipmanNBD18495.1807 - 1809MidshipmanNBD184912.8.1812 - 9.1818Master's MateNBD184911.1815 - 1817MidshipmanNBD18491816MidshipmanNBD184915.3.1816 - 31.10.1816Armourer's MateADM 29/82.1818 - 2.9.1818Master's MateNBD1849

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
27.9.1805 - 5.11.1809Boy ADM 196/5/3ADM 1966.1806 - 18061st Class VolunteerNBD18491.11.1816 - 6.10.1818Ordinary SeamanADM 29/8

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1815 - 2.9.1815Private†ref:1998

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
1809Volunteerref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
19.6.1798Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
30.6.1798Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £17842.0.0dBWAS-1793
28.1.1799

Sailed from Portsmouth

TNC
27.2.1799

Sailed from Plymouth for Torbay

TNC
7.1799Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
6.1801Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
12.7.1801The Gut of Gibraltar
6.2.1806Action of San Domingo
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
12.1809In the BalticBWAS-1793
9.1811Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1812RecommissionedBWAS-1793
11.1812Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1813At BermudaBWAS-1793
9.2.1813Took the Privateer
15.4.1813Took the Privateer
1814In North AmericaBWAS-1793
7.1816fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers
11.1818Recommissioned for the South American stationBWAS-1793
1.1822Guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1793
10.1823On the Jamaica StationBWAS-1793
12.1825Paid offBWAS-1793
17.4.1826Breaking up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

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Posted by Kerr Anderson on Monday 11th of November 2013 02:40

according to his marriage record my 4x gt grandfather was aboard the Superb in 1809. Are there any crew listings available to extend this? He enlisted in the Navy in 1796 abd left possibly as late as 1816

Posted by Kerr Anderson on Monday 11th of November 2013 02:09

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