Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Vittoria' (1783)

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Vittoria
Nominal Guns	70	B015
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	1732	B015
Launched	23.12.1783	B015
First Commissioned	1784	B015
How acquired	Purpose built	B015
Shipyard	Venice	B015
Ship Class	Leon Trionfante Class (1716)	B015
Constructor	Andrea ChiribiriVenetian Ship Builder	B015
Category	Third Rate	B015
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B015
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B015
Captured	5.1797	B015

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck146.47Venetian Piedi50.7642 (166′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel126Venetian Piedi43.8102 (143′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth37Venetian Piedi12.8649 (42′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold28.50Venetian Piedi9.7356 (31′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

23.12.1783Broadside Weight = 1078 Venetian Libbre Sottili (715.792 lbs 335.258 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck28 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Venetian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Venetian 14-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
27.2.1784 - 1784Capitanoref:617

Service History

DateEventSource
1790Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
1797Taken by the French at Venice
5.1797Taken by the French Veniceref:617
30.12.1797Scuttled in the Guidecca canal, later raised and broken upB015

Notes on Ship

Buildersref:617

Laid down by Giacomo Moro in 1732 and continued by Zuanne Zampin in 1746.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B015C. A. Levi, Digital Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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

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