Venetian Fifth Rate armed storeship 'Abbondanza e Ricchezza' (1688)

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Abbondanza e Ricchezza
Nominal Guns	24	W006
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	20.12.1679	W006
Keel Laid Down	1681	W006
Launched	12.2.1688	W006
First Commissioned	1688	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Venice	W006
Ship Class	Monton D'Oro Class (1688)	W006
Constructor	Antonio FillettoVenetian Ship Builder	W006
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
National Rate	Terzo Rango	W006
Ship Type	Armed Storeship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Stranded	1695	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck87.60Venetian Piedi30.2499 (99′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel70.00Venetian Piedi24.339 (79′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth26.00Venetian Piedi9.0402 (29′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18.55Venetian Piedi6.2586 (20′ 6″ Imperial)

Armament

12.2.1687/88Broadside Weight = 178 Venetian Libbre Sottili (118.192 lbs 55.358 kg)ref:617
Gun Deck4 Venetian 20-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Venetian 12-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Venetian 6-Pounder Falconetto
Gun Deck4 Venetian 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Refitted as a Unrated Storeship
1695Run aground leaving Chios harbour and had to be abondonedW006

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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

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