Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Diligenza' (1774)

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Diligenza
Nominal Guns	70	ref:617
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Launched	15.5.1774	ref:617
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:617
Shipyard	Venice	ref:617
Ship Class	Leon Trionfante Class (1716)
Category	Third Rate	ref:617
National Rate	Primo Rango
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1780	ref:617

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck146.47Venetian Piedi50.7642 (166′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel126Venetian Piedi43.8102 (143′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth37Venetian Piedi12.8649 (42′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold28.50Venetian Piedi9.7356 (31′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

15.5.1774Broadside Weight = 1078 Venetian Libbre Sottili (715.792 lbs 335.258 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck28 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Venetian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Venetian 14-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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

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