Superb, 1875
Type: Battle Ship, 1st Class, Armoured ; Central Battery Ironclad ; Armament 16
Launched : 1875 ; Displacement: 9170 tons
Propulsion: Screw Complement: 620
Machinery notes: 6580 hpi ; Speed ; 13.1 knots ;
Notes:
1974 Purchased ; origianlly ordered for Turkey
1879 Chatham
1882 Bombardment of Alexandria
Apr 1886 Mediterranean
3 Apr 1886 Suda Bay (Candia). Superb arrived.
8 May 1886 Serving in Greek Waters. See Temeraire for more detail.
19 Jun 1886 Malta. HMS Ships Alexandra, Temeraire, Superb, torpedo ram Polyphemus, and 2 torpedo boats, all from Suda, have arrived.
1890 Chatham. Officers borne in "Pembroke"
27 Jun 1900 Sheerness and Chatham. Orders received for vessels to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization to take place on Tuesday, July 10th - see Colossus for details.