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

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Fama
Nominal Guns	64	ref:526
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	18.1.1782	ref:526
Launched	31.3.1784	ref:526
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:526
Shipyard	Venice	ref:526
Ship Class	Fama Class (1782)	ref:526
Constructor	Giovanni Domenico GiacomazziVenetian Ship Builder	ref:526
Category	Third Rate	ref:526
National Rate	Secondo Rango	ref:526
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	ref:526
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:526
Captured	28.6.1798	ref:526
Becomes	French Third Rate ship of the line 'La Renommée' (1797) (64) 1797-1801 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1797 Renamed "Dubois"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck138Venetian Piedi47.9826 (157′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel122Venetian Piedi42.4194 (139′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth37Venetian Piedi12.8649 (42′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold28Venetian Piedi9.7356 (31′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

31.3.1784Broadside Weight = 994 Venetian Libbre Sottili (660.016 lbs 309.134 kg)ref:617
Lower Gun Deck26 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Venetian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Venetian 14-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1784 - 1785Capitanoref:61720.2.1794 - 20.5.1797Capitanoref:617

Service History

DateEventSource
20.5.1797Taken by the French Veniceref:617

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:526Authority, Document

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

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