Venetian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Nettuno' (1690)

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Nettuno
Nominal Guns	50	W006
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Launched	5.1690	W006
First Commissioned	1690	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Venice	W006
Ship Class	Nettuno Group variant of Sant'Antonio da Padova Class (1689)	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
National Rate	Terzo Rango	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up to Rebuild	1702	W006
Becomes	Venetian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Nettuno' (1702) (52) 1702-1722 Venetian 52 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
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

5.1690Broadside Weight = 401 Venetian Libbre Sottili (266.264 lbs 124.711 kg)ref:610
Lower Gun Deck22 Venetian 20-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle22 Venetian 14-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Venetian 9-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
22.8.1696Battle of Andros
8.7.1716Battle of Corfu

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:610 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by TopNard on Tuesday 4th of October 2016 19:03

Rebuilt 1702-03, and reclassified to 2th.rate
Hulked 1722.
Guns:22-20,22-14,6-9
2th.rate=22-20,22-14,8-12
50-guns (1695,1697,1717).
56-guns (1715).
60-guns (1716).

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