Corona class ship of the line

Corona class ship of the line
Class overview
Name:	Corona ("Crown")
Builders:	Arsenal of Venice
Operators:	Venetian Navy
Preceded by:	San Lorenzo Zustinian-class
Succeeded by:	Leon Trionfante-class
In service:	1712 - 1728
Completed:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	43,46 m (125 Venetian feet)
Draft:	6,25 m (18 Ven. ft)
Depth:	13,20 m (38 Ven. ft)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	76 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders Upper gundeck: 28 × 14-pounders Quarterdeck: 12 × 9-pounders and 2 × 32-pounder howitzers Forecastle: 6 × 9-pounders

The Corona was a one-member ship of the line class, a 76-gun third rate. It was built in 1712 by the Venetian Arsenal, and was one of the bigger and better armed vessels of the Venetian Navy. Its guns were all made in bronze for prestige reasons. The ship, even if it was a well-made one, was not copied, and the Navy chose to skip to the cheaper Leon Trionfante class instead.

See also

• Venetian Navy
• Arsenal of Venice
• Ottoman-Venetian War (1714-1718)

Notes

• The Corona was the only Venetian sailing ship to embark 32-pounders guns, given that the following class' ships had the lighter 27-pounders.

References

• Guido Ercole, Vascelli e fregate della Serenissima, GMT, Trento, 2011.