Venetian hired ship 'San Zorzi Piccolo' (1651)

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San Zorzi Piccolo
Nominal Guns	24	ref:617
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Dutch hired 'Sint Joris' (1652) (24) 1652-1653 Dutch 24 Gun Hired Unknown
Hired	1651	ref:617
First Commissioned	1654	ref:617
Shipyard	Unknown	DWAS-1600
Category	Hired Vessel	ref:617
Ship Type	Ship	ref:617
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:617
Returned to Owners	1655	ref:617

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck90' 0"Amsterdam Feet25.479 (83′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 0"Amsterdam Feet7.0775 (23′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 0"Amsterdam Feet3.1141 (10′ 2″ Imperial)
Height Between Decks6' 0"Amsterdam Feet1.6986 (5′ 6″ Imperial)

Service History

DateEventSource
8.7.1651Battle of Paros
16.5.16541st Battle of Dardanelles

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

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

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