Corona-class ship of the line

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.

Class overview
Name	Corona
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 (142 ft 7 in) (125 Venetian feet)
Draft	6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) (18 Ven. ft)
Depth	13.20 m (43 ft 4 in) (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

Notes

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

See also

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

References

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