Scilian Third Rate ship of the line 'Samnita' (1792)

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Samnita
Nominal Guns	74	W006
Nationality	Kingdom of Sicily
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1792	W006
Shipyard	Castellammare del Golfo - Trapani	W006
Designed by	Antonio ImbertScilian Ship Builder	W006
Constructor	Antonio ImbertScilian Ship Builder	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up	1805	W006

Armament

1791Broadside Weight = 840 Imperial Pound ( 380.94 kg)
Lower Gun Deck28 Italian 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 Italian 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck16 Italian 18-Pound Carronade

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1793Captain

Service History

DateEventSource
5.10.1793Arrived at Toulon, assisted the seige on the Royalist side with troopsTRN4
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

TRN4William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Mark Iliff on Wednesday 6th of January 2021 16:27

23.12.1798 Samnita sailed with Nelson's evacuation of royal family from Naples to Palermo [Dispatches & letter of Lord Nelson, letter to Earl St. Vincent 28.12.1798 – he renders the name 'Samnite']

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