HMS Superb

HMS Superb

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Superb", or HMS "Superbe":

*HMS "Superb" was a 64-gun third rate, previously the French ship "Superbe". She was captured by HMS "Kent" in 1710 and was broken up in 1732.
*HMS "Superb" was 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1736 and broken up in 1757.
*HMS "Superb" was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1760 and wrecked in 1783.
*HMS "Superbe" was a 22-gun sixth rate. She was previously a French ship, captured in 1795 by HMS "Vanguard" and used as a prison ship from 1796. She was sold in 1798.
*HMS "Superb" was a 74-gun third rate, launched in 1798 and broken up in 1826.
*HMS "Superb" was an 80-gun second rate, launched in 1842 and broken up in 1869.
*HMS "Superb" was to have been a broadside ironclad battleship, but she was renamed HMS "Alexandra" in 1874 before being launched in 1875. She was sold in 1908.
*HMS "Superb" was a battleship launched in 1875. She was built for the Turkish Navy, and was to have been named "Hamidiyeh". She was purchased by Britain in 1873 and was sold in 1906.
*HMS "Superb" was "Bellerophon" class battleship launched in 1907 and sold in 1923.
*HMS "Superb" was a "Minotaur" class light cruiser launched in 1943 and sold in 1960.
*HMS "Superb" is a "Swiftsure" class nuclear powered hunter killer submarine launched in 1974, and currently in service.


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