Venetian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'San Francesco da Paola' (1712)

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San Francesco da Paola
Nominal Guns	60	ref:617
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	1707	ref:617
Named	1708	ref:617
Launched	28.2.1712	ref:617
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:617
Shipyard	Venice	ref:617
Ship Class	Fede Guerriera Class (1695)
Constructor	Zuanne di Francesco Piccolo da VeneziaVenetian Ship Builder	ref:617
Category	Fourth Rate	ref:617
National Rate	Secondo Rango
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	17.8.1748	ref:617

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck111.00Venetian Piedi38.5947 (126′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel95.00Venetian Piedi33.0315 (108′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth30.00Venetian Piedi10.431 (34′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold26.00Venetian Piedi9.0402 (29′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

28.2.1711/12Broadside Weight = 598 Venetian Libbre Sottili (397.072 lbs 185.978 kg)ref:617
Lower Gun Deck24 Venetian 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 Venetian 14-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 Venetian 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 Venetian 12-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

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

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