Venetian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Aquila Volante' (1697)

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1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
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(1762)
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Aquila Volante
Nominal Guns	50	ref:610
Nationality	Venice
Ordered	1696	ref:610
Keel Laid Down	1696	ref:610
Launched	1697	ref:610
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:610
Shipyard	Venice	ref:610
Ship Class	Nettuno Group variant of Sant'Antonio da Padova Class (1689)	ref:610
Category	Fourth Rate	ref:610
National Rate	Terzo Rango	ref:610
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	ref:610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:610
Broken Up to Rebuild	1714	ref:610
Becomes	Venetian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Aquiletta' (1714) (52) 1714-1727 Venetian 52 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:610
Length of Gundeck87.6Venetian Piedi30.2499 (99′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel83.5Venetian Piedi28.8591 (94′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth26Venetian Piedi9.0402 (29′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Aft13Venetian Piedi4.5201 (14′ 9″ Imperial)

Armament

1697Broadside Weight = 401 Venetian Libbre Sottili (266.264 lbs 124.711 kg)ref:610
Lower Gun Deck22 Venetian 20-Pounder
Quarterdeck22 Venetian 14-Pounder
Forecastle6 Venetian 9-Pounder

Sources

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