Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Corona' (1711)

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Corona
Nominal Guns	74	ref:522
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Launched	25.11.1711	ref:522
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:522
Shipyard	Venice	W006
Category	Third Rate	ref:522
National Rate	Primo Rango
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Condemned	7.8.1728	ref:522

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:526
Between Perpendiculars147' 8''Venetian Piedi51.1119 (167′ 8″ Imperial)
Length of Keel125'Venetian Piedi43.4625 (142′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth (inside Planking)37'Venetian Piedi12.8649 (42′ 2″ Imperial)

Armament

1711Broadside Weight = 500 Venetian Libbre Sottili (332 lbs 155.5 kg)ref:546
Lower Gun Deck20 Venetian 50-Pounder

10.8.1716Broadside Weight = 784 Venetian Libbre Sottili (520.576 lbs 243.824 kg)ref:528
Lower Gun Deck28 Venetian 50-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 Venetian 14-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:522Guido Candiani, Book

ref:526Authority, Document

ref:528Authority, Document

ref:546Authority, Document

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