Giove Fulminante-class ship of the line
The Giove Fulminante class were the first class of first-rate[lower-alpha 1] ships of the line built by the Venetian Arsenal, from 1666 to 1691, armed with 62 to 68 guns. The fifth ship of the class was extensively modified during construction and became the lead ship of the following San Lorenzo Zustinian class. The last ship of the class was retired in 1709.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Giove Fulminante |
| Builders | Arsenal of Venice |
| Operators |  Venetian Navy |
| Succeeded by | San Lorenzo Zustinian class |
| In service | 1667–1709 |
| Completed | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length | 38.91 m (127 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 13.20 m (43 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 5.99 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament |
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Ships
| Name[1] | Builder[1] | Construction[1] | Service history | Fate |
| Giove Fulminante | Venice | 1666–1667 | Lead ship, took part in the Morean War | Scrapped at the Arsenal starting on 4 October 1693. |
| Costanza Guerriera | Venice | 1666–1667 | Lost in a shipwreck at Rapallo, Palermo, on 4 October 1684. | |
| Redentor del Mondo | Venice | 1681–1686 | Armed with 68 guns, increased to 70 in 1697. | Scrapped at the Arsenal starting on 11 June 1709. |
| Leon Coronato | Venice | 1690–1691 | Armed with 68 guns. | Lost to fire at the Battle of the Oinousses Islands on 9 February 1694. |
Notes
- Note that by contemporary British practice these ships should be rated as third-rates, but the Venetian Navy considered the class as first-rate vessels. This different classification was never changed for prestige reasons.
References
- "Vascelli veneziani". veneziamuseo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
Bibliography
- Candiani, Guido (2009). I vascelli della Serenissima: guerra, politica e costruzioni navali a Venezia in età moderna, 1650-1720 (in Italian). Venice: Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti.
- Candiani, Guido (2012). Dalla galea alla nave di linea: le trasformazioni della marina veneziana (1572-1699) (in Italian). Novi Ligure: Città del Silenzio.
- Ercole, Guido (2011). Vascelli e fregate della Serenissima (in Italian). Trento: GMT. ISBN 978-8890565144.
- Levi, Cesare Augusto (1896). Navi da guerra costruite nell'Arsenale di Venezia dal 1664 al 1896 (in Italian). Venice: Stabilimento Tipografico F.lli Visentini.
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