Venetian Fifth Rate frigate 'Medusa' (1791)

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Medusa
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	21.4.1788	BWAS-1793
Launched	9.1791	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1790	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Venice	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Palma Class (1784)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Girardo ManaoVenetian Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
National Rate	Terzo Rango	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	7.1797	BWAS-1793

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

9.1791Broadside 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

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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

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