Venetian Fifth Rate frigate 'Bellona' (1788)

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Bellona
Nominal Guns	38	ref:526
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	7.8.1785	ref:526
Launched	27.3.1788	ref:526
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:526
Shipyard	Venice	ref:526
Ship Class	Palma Class (1784)	ref:526
Constructor	Antonio ChiribiriVenetian Ship Builder	ref:526
Category	Fifth Rate	ref:526
National Rate	Terzo Rango	ref:526
Ship Type	Frigate	ref:526
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:526
Captured	7.1797	ref:526

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck122.00Venetian Piedi42.4194 (139′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel105.00Venetian Piedi36.5085 (119′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth33.45Venetian Piedi11.4741 (37′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold23.30Venetian Piedi7.9971 (26′ 2″ Imperial)

Armament

27.3.1788Broadside Weight = 332 Venetian Libbre Sottili (220.448 lbs 103.252 kg)ref:617
Upper Gun Deck26 Venetian 20-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 Venetian 12-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:526Authority, Document

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

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