Venetian Fourth Rate galleon 'Madonna della Vigna' (1649)

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Madonna della Vigna
Nominal Guns	28	DWAS-1600
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1649	DWAS-1600
How acquired	Purpose built	DWAS-1600
Shipyard	Unknown	DWAS-1600
Category	Fourth Rate	DWAS-1600
Ship Type	Galleon
Hired out	1652	DWAS-1600
Becomes	Dutch hired ship 'Madonna della Vigna' (1652) (28) 1652-1653 Dutch 28 Gun Hired Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck128' 0"Amsterdam Feet36.2368 (118′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet9.9214 (32′ 6″ Imperial)
Height Between Decks6' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet1.7115 (5′ 7″ Imperial)

Service History

DateEventSource
12.5.1649Battle of Focchies
8.7.1651Battle of Paros

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Peter van Zutphen on Sunday 29th of June 2025 15:28

The ship foreground right in the painting by Beerstraten in de Rijksmuseum of the battle of Focchies (SK-A-3737) is named as the "Madonna della Vigna".
This ship obviously has more than 50 guns and not 28.
The question is which is correct.

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