The Superb was a Scottish steamship that was used for commercial purposes.
history
The ship was built by John Scott and Sons in Greenock and fitted with two side-balancing steam engines by David Napier of Glasgow . It was first used on the route from Greenock to Liverpool . 1824 was the French shipowners Pierre Andriel sold and in honor of Ferdinand I in Real Ferdinando ( Italian King Ferdinand renamed). It replaced the ship Ferdinando Primo on the route from Naples to Marseille .
Web links
literature
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The steam boat companion; and stranger's guide to the Western islands and highlands of Scotland , Glasgow 1820 ( online )
Footnotes
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^ Second Report of the Select Committee on the Roads from London to Holyhead and from Chester to Holyhead; Steam Packets. , 1822, p. 215 ( online )
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