Oct 17, 2024
The Old Superb by Montague Dawson
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The Old Superb by Montague Dawson
The old Superb, by Montague Dawson (1895-1973)
The Hornet No. 74, dated 6 February 1965. The Cockerel of the Superb cover. There have been 9 Royal Navy vessels with the name HMS Superb (plus one that underwent a name change before it was launched and a HMS Superbe which had been captured from the French). The strip above featured the fourth to bear the name Superb. DC Thomson.
HMS Superb, 1909
The silhouette of dreadnought HMS Superb as she makes her way down the River Tyne, spring 1909.
Honouring Superb, John Christian (1954-)
HMS Superb was built in 1798 and was the fastest "Ship of the Line" at the time. After 7 years and overdue for a re-fit she sailed to Portsmouth with HMS Victory and Lord Nelson in August 1805. But because of the refit she missed the Battle of Trafalgar.
Two deck photos made aboard HMS Superb, 80 guns, by Calvert Richard Jones, 1845 (x) (x)
This is a brass rope bound, brass naval telescope. It measures 33 overall when fully extended and 26 when closed.
It belonged to Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats ( 1757- 1834) when he served as captain on board HMS Superb in 1801 at the Battle of Algeciras Bay on 6 July 1801.