Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Costanza' (1714)

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Costanza
Nominal Guns	70	W006
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	27.5.1700	W006
Launched	29.9.1714	W006
First Commissioned	19.11.1714	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Venice	W006
Ship Class	San Lorenzo Zustinian Class - 2nd Series (1695)	W006
Constructor	Giacomo de Zorzi GrandoVenetian Ship Builder	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
National Rate	Primo Rango	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up	27.11.1745	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck138Venetian Piedi47.9826 (157′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel118Venetian Piedi41.0286 (134′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth38Venetian Piedi13.2126 (43′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold29.50Venetian Piedi10.0833 (33′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

29.9.1714Broadside Weight = 786 Venetian Libbre Sottili (521.904 lbs 244.446 kg)ref:617
Lower Gun Deck2 Venetian 30-Pounder Culverin
Lower Gun Deck26 Venetian 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Venetian 20-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 Venetian 20-Pounder Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Venetian 12-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
8.7.1716Battle of Corfu
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:617Gruppo Modellistico Trentino di Studio e recerca storica, Book

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