Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Gloria Veneta' (1717)

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Gloria Veneta			14955
Nominal Guns	70
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	13.12.1714
Launched	7.2.1717
First Commissioned	7.2.1716
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Venice
Ship Class	San Lorenzo Zustinian Class - 3rd Series (1714)
Constructor	Zuanne di Francesco VenturiniVenetian Ship Builder
Category	Third Rate
National Rate	Primo Rango
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	21.3.1736/37

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck142.00Venetian Piedi49.3734 (162′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel122.00Venetian Piedi42.4194 (139′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth38.00Venetian Piedi13.2126 (43′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold29.50Venetian Piedi10.0833 (33′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

7.2.1716/17Broadside Weight = 1350 Venetian Libbre Sottili (896.4 lbs 419.85 kg)ref:617
Lower Gun Deck6 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Lower Gun Deck22 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Venetian 20-Pounder
Forecastle2 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Venetian 14-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

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

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