Venetian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'San Andrea' (1685)

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San Andrea
Nominal Guns	56	W006
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	30.5.1675	W006
Keel Laid Down	1679	W006
Launched	4.4.1685	W006
First Commissioned	5.1685	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Venice	W006
Ship Class	Sant Andrea Class (1724)	W006
Constructor	Zuanne di Piero de PieriVenetian Ship Builder	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
National Rate	Secondo Rango	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up	19.1.1720/21	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck119.25Venetian Piedi41.3763 (135′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel102.00Venetian Piedi35.4654 (116′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth30.00Venetian Piedi10.431 (34′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold26.00Venetian Piedi9.0402 (29′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

5.1685Broadside Weight = 490 Venetian Libbre Sottili (325.36 lbs 152.39 kg)ref:617
Lower Gun Deck26 Venetian 20-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Venetian 14-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Venetian 12-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
8.9.16902nd Battle of Mytilene
22.8.1696Battle of Andros

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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

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