Italian brig-corvette 'Ronco' (1808)

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Ronco
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Kingdom of Italy
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	6.1807	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.1808	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Venice	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Friedland Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Alexandre Victorien RossignonFrench Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1796-1798	BWAS-1793
Constructor	CocconItalian Ship Builder	MIdN
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig-Corvette	BWAS-1793
Captured	2.5.1808	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Tuscan' (1808) (16) 1808-1818 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentMIdN
Length of Gundeck90' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)29.232 (95′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4809 (27′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2765 (14′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

5.1808Broadside Weight = 96 French Livre (103.6032 lbs 46.992 kg)MIdN
Upper Gun Deck16 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1808106 MIdN

Service History

DateEventSource
2.5.1808Taken by off Cape Promontoro

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

MIdNVirgilio Ilari, Digital Book

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