HMS Superb

Sailing Ships

HMS Superb was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy and the fourth vessel to bear the name. Launched at Northfleet on 19 March 1798, she was broken up in 1826. Richard Goodwin Keats commanded her from 1801 until 1806, later using her as his flagship from early 1808 until she was paid off in 1809. His captain's orders for Superb were also used by the early US Navy.

Type: 74-gun third-rate ship of the line
Launched: 19 March 1798, at Northfleet
Commanded by: Richard Goodwin Keats, 1801 to 1806

Sources and credits

Article: HMS Superb (1798) (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q2947735
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