Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Eolo' (1784)

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Eolo
Nominal Guns	70	3DECKS
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	23.12.1784	3DECKS
First Commissioned	29.3.1785	3DECKS
Shipyard	Venice	3DECKS
Ship Class	Leon Trionfante Class (1716)	3DECKS
Constructor	Iseppo LivioVenetian Ship Builder	3DECKS
Category	Third Rate	3DECKS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	3DECKS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	3DECKS
Captured	23.7.1797	3DECKS
Becomes	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Éole' (1797) (64) 1797-1817 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1797 Renamed "Robert"

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

23.12.1784Broadside 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
29.3.1785 - 1785Unknown

Service History

DateEventSource
23.7.1797Taken by the French at CorfuW006

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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