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Palma Class

Incompleted Vesselsref:617

Three additional ships were laid down, but not completed. All were slighted by the French in December 1797.



NationalityVenice
Nominal Guns38
Approved1784
Designer 
RateFifth Rate
TypeFrigate
Designed Crew0
Ships in Class3

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 332.00 Venetian Libbre Sottili (220.45 lbs 103.25 kg)ref:617
Upper Gun Deck26 x Venetian 20-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 x Venetian 12-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     122.00105.0033.4523.30 
Palma (38) 1784-1797
Venetian 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
UnknownVenice 25.3.17847.1797Captured122.00105.0033.4523.30 
Bellona (38) 1788-1797
Venetian 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
UnknownVenice 27.3.17887.1797Captured122.00105.0033.4523.30 
Medusa (38) 1791-1797
Venetian 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
UnknownVenice 9.17917.1797Captured122.00105.0033.4523.30 

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