French ship Superbe (1814)

	Superbe wrecked at Paros, by J. Outhwaite
History
France
Name	Superbe
Namesake	Superb
Builder	Antwerp
Laid down	23 August 1809
Launched	5 July 1814
Fate	Wrecked 15 December 1833
General characteristics
Class and type	Téméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement	2,966 tonnes; 5,260 tonnes fully loaded;
Length	55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam	14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught	7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
Propulsion	Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament	74 guns:; Lower gundeck:; 28 × 36-pounder long guns; Upper gundeck:; 30 × 18-pounder long guns; Forecastle and Quarter deck:; 6 × 8-pounder long guns; 10 × 36-pounder carronades;
Armour	Timber

Superbe was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

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