Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Terror' (1715)

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Terror
Nominal Guns	70	ref:546
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	1707	ref:526
Launched	1.3.1715	ref:522
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:522
Shipyard	Venice	ref:526
Ship Class	San Lorenzo Zustinian Class - 2nd Series (1695)
Constructor	Zuanne MonelloVenetian Ship Builder	ref:526
Category	Third Rate	ref:546
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Hulked	17.8.1748	ref:526

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck138Venetian Piedi47.9826 (157′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel118Venetian Piedi41.0286 (134′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth38Venetian Piedi13.2126 (43′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold29.50Venetian Piedi10.0833 (33′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1715Broadside Weight = 1160 Venetian Libbre Sottili (770.24 lbs 360.76 kg)ref:546
Lower Gun Deck2 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb
Lower Gun Deck2 Venetian 30-Pounder Culverin
Lower Gun Deck20 Venetian 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Upper Gun Deck4 Venetian 20-Pounder Culverin
Upper Gun Deck14 Venetian 20-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Venetian 14-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin
Pivot Mount12 Venetian Perrier

10.8.1716Broadside Weight = 997 Venetian Libbre Sottili (662.008 lbs 310.067 kg)ref:528
Lower Gun Deck26 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 Venetian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 Venetian 14-Pounder
Forecastle4 Venetian 14-Pounder
Roundhouse10 Venetian Perrier

24.10.1718Broadside Weight = 1182 Venetian Libbre Sottili (784.848 lbs 367.602 kg)ref:546
Gun Deck6 Venetian 30-Pounder Culverin
Gun Deck36 Venetian 30-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck2 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb
Upper Gun Deck4 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Venetian 14-Pounder

1724Broadside Weight = 1452 Venetian Libbre Sottili (964.128 lbs 451.572 kg)ref:546
Lower Gun Deck4 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb
Lower Gun Deck20 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Upper Gun Deck20 Venetian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Venetian 14-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:522Guido Candiani, Book

ref:526Authority, Document

ref:528Authority, Document

ref:546Authority, Document

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

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