Scilian Third Rate ship of the line 'Tancredi' (1789)

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Tancredi
Nominal Guns	74	W006
Nationality	Kingdom of Sicily
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1789	W006
Shipyard	Castellammare del Golfo - Trapani	W006
Constructor	Antonio ImbertScilian Ship Builder	MNdM
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1799	W006

Armament

1789Broadside Weight = 840 French Livre (851.4048 lbs 386.124 kg)RN-JT
Lower Gun Deck28 Maltese 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 Maltese 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 18-Pound Carronade

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1795CaptainE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
14.3.1795Action off Genoa

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

MNdMVirgilio Ilari, Digital Book

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Christian B Caraccioli on Friday 28th of July 2017 09:25

Admiral/Prince Francesco Caracciolo was captain/ admiral of this ship and took part in the battle Genoa and disabling/ capturing the ca'lra for a while and before getting the La Sannita.

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