Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Leone Trionfante' (1716)

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Leone Trionfante	14952
Nominal Guns	76	ref:546
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Launched	16.5.1716	ref:523
Home Port		ref:523
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:523
Shipyard	Venice	ref:523
Constructor	Francesco di Angelo de Ponti	ref:523
Category	Third Rate	ref:546
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Condemned	21.5.1740	ref:523

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:523
Length of Keel124' 2''Venetian Piedi43.1148 (141′ 5″ Imperial)
Between Perpendiculars137' 6''Venetian Piedi47.6349 (156′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth (inside Planking)38' 4''Venetian Piedi13.2126 (43′ 4″ Imperial)

Armament

1716Broadside Weight = 770 Venetian Libbre Sottili (511.28 lbs 239.47 kg)ref:546
Lower Gun Deck22 Venetian 30-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck4 Venetian 30-Pounder Culverin
Upper Gun Deck4 Venetian 20-Pounder Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 Venetian 20-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Venetian 14-Pounder
Pivot Mount16 Venetian Perrier

24.10.1718Broadside Weight = 1432 Venetian Libbre Sottili (950.848 lbs 445.352 kg)ref:546
Lower Gun Deck2 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb
Lower Gun Deck26 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Upper Gun Deck18 Venetian 20-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6 Venetian 20-Pounder Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Venetian 14-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin

1724Broadside Weight = 1536 Venetian Libbre Sottili (1019.904 lbs 477.696 kg)ref:546
Lower Gun Deck4 Canon per tirar bombe da 200lb
Lower Gun Deck22 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 Canon per tirar bombe da 120lb
Upper Gun Deck22 Venetian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Venetian 14-Pounder Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Venetian 14-Pounder

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1717 - 22.6.1717Capitano straordinarioLodovico Flangini (1677-1717)†ref:745

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

ref:546AuthorityDocument

ref:523AuthorityDocument

ref:745 Web Site

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