Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'San Pio Quinto' (1716)

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San Pio Quinto
Nominal Guns	70	ref:546
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	13.12.1714	ref:526
Launched	8.11.1716	ref:522
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:522
Shipyard	Venice	ref:526
Ship Class	San Lorenzo Zustinian Class - 3rd Series (1714)
Constructor	Antonio Veruda di IseppoVenetian Ship Builder	ref:526
Category	Third Rate	ref:546
National Rate	Primo Rango
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	5.1.1739/40	ref:526

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck142.00Venetian Piedi49.3734 (162′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel122.00Venetian Piedi42.4194 (139′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth38.00Venetian Piedi13.2126 (43′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold29.50Venetian Piedi10.0833 (33′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1717Broadside Weight = 1474 Venetian Libbre Sottili (978.736 lbs 458.414 kg)ref:546
Lower Gun Deck4 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb
Lower Gun Deck20 Venetian 30-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck2 Venetian 30-Pounder Culverin
Upper Gun Deck6 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Upper Gun Deck16 Venetian 20-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 Venetian 20-Pounder Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Venetian 14-Pounder
Pivot Mount12 Venetian 12-Pounder

24.10.1718Broadside Weight = 1282 Venetian Libbre Sottili (851.248 lbs 398.702 kg)ref:546
Lower Gun Deck2 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb
Lower Gun Deck4 Venetian 30-Pounder Culverin
Lower Gun Deck22 Venetian 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Upper Gun Deck4 Venetian 20-Pounder Culverin
Upper Gun Deck18 Venetian 20-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Venetian 14-Pounder

1724Broadside Weight = 1646 Venetian Libbre Sottili (1092.944 lbs 511.906 kg)ref:546
Lower Gun Deck4 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb
Lower Gun Deck22 Venetian 50-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Upper Gun Deck22 Venetian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Venetian 14-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:522Guido Candiani, Book

ref:526Authority, Document

ref:546Authority, Document

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

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