Venetian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Ercole Vittorioso' (1684)

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Ercole Vittorioso
Nominal Guns	48	W006
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	30.3.1675	W006
Keel Laid Down	1677	W006
Launched	15.3.1684	W006
First Commissioned	1684	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Venice	W006
Ship Class	Drago Volante Class (1674)	W006
Constructor	Paolo di Ottavio CorsoVenetian Ship Builder	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
National Rate	Secondo Rango	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up	23.9.1719	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck105.25Venetian Piedi36.5085 (119′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel90.00Venetian Piedi31.293 (102′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth29.00Venetian Piedi10.0833 (33′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold25.00Venetian Piedi8.6925 (28′ 6″ Imperial)

Armament

15.3.1683/84Broadside Weight = 389 Venetian Piedi (263.336 lbs 121.5295 kg)ref:617
Lower Gun Deck22 Venetian 20-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 Venetian 14-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Venetian 3-Pound Patero

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
20.9.1698116 ref:617

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1683/84 - 1685Capitanoref:6171685 - 1698Capitanoref:617

Service History

DateEventSource
8.9.16902nd Battle of Mytilene
9.2.1693/94Battle of Spalmadori
15.9.1695Battle of Chios
18.9.16953rd Battle of Mytilene
22.8.1696Battle of Andros
20.9.1698Battle of Samorace
12.6.1717Battle of Imbros

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu, Web Site

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

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