Venetian hired 'Arma di Cologna' (1656)

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Arma di Cologna
Nominal Guns	30	ref:617
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Hired	1656	ref:617
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:617
Category	Hired Vessel	ref:617
Ship Type	Unknown	ref:617
Last known	1657	ref:617

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck126' 0"Venetian Piedi43.8102 (143′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 0"Venetian Piedi9.0402 (29′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 0"Venetian Piedi4.1724 (13′ 8″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1656120 ref:617

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1656 - 1657Capitanoref:617

Service History

DateEventSource
26.6.16563rd Battle of Dardanelles
17.7.16574th Battle of Dardanelles

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

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

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