Venetian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'San Spiridion' (1717)

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San Spiridion
Nominal Guns	58	ref:522
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	14.3.1716	ref:522
Keel Laid Down	6.1716	ref:522
Launched	6.12.1717	ref:522
First Commissioned	9.8.1717	ref:522
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:522
Shipyard	Venice	ref:522
Ship Class	San Spiridion Class (1718)	ref:522
Constructor	Zuanne ScabozziVenetian Ship Builder	ref:522
Category	Fourth Rate	ref:522
National Rate	Secondo Rango	ref:522
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	ref:522
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:522
Broken Up	20.12.1736	ref:522

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck123.00Venetian Piedi42.7671 (140′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel105.00Venetian Piedi36.5085 (119′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth35.20Venetian Piedi12.1695 (39′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold26.30Venetian Piedi9.0402 (29′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

6.12.1717Broadside Weight = 1118 Venetian Libbre Sottili (742.352 lbs 347.698 kg)ref:617
Lower Gun Deck6 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Lower Gun Deck18 Venetian 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 Venetian 20-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 Venetian 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:522Guido Candiani, Book

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

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