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Venetian ship Corona (1712)
Broken up / discarded (1728)
Corona was a one-off 76-gun third-rate ship of the line built by the Arsenal of Venice, launched in 1711/1712. She formed her own single-ship class and was one of the largest and most heavily armed vessels ever built for the Venetian Navy.
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- Three Decks: Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Corona' (1711)Website
Detailed database entry with launch date, dimensions in both Venetian and Imperial units, and broadside armament changes over the ship's service life.
- Wikipedia: Corona-class ship of the lineWebsite
Overview of the Corona, her dimensions, armament, and why the design was not repeated by the Venetian Navy.
- Wikipedia: List of sailing ships of the Venetian navyWebsite
Places Corona within the broader context of Venetian first-rate ship classes and the Armada Grossa fleet structure.
- Wikipedia: San Lorenzo Zustinian-class ship of the lineWebsite
Explains the design lineage leading to Corona, including the construction debate over large first-rate hulls.
History
Specifications
Corona measured roughly 43.46 m (125 Venetian feet) along the keel, about 51.1 m between perpendiculars, with a draft of 6.25 m and a depth of 13.20 m. Her 76-gun armament was distributed across a gundeck of 28 32-pounders, an upper gundeck of 28 14-pounders, a quarterdeck of 12 9-pounders plus two 32-pounder howitzers, and a forecastle battery of six 9-pounders; unusually for the Venetian fleet, her guns were cast entirely in bronze for prestige reasons.
Service history
Built following years of internal Arsenal debate over constructing very large first-rate hulls, Corona entered Venetian Navy service in 1712 and remained in the fleet until she was condemned and discarded in 1728. She was the successor design to the San Lorenzo Zustinian class and was followed operationally by the cheaper, more numerous Leon Trionfante class.
Notable facts
Corona was the only Venetian sailing ship of the line to carry 32-pounder guns, as the subsequent Leon Trionfante class reverted to lighter 27-pounders. Despite being a well-built and powerfully armed ship, her design was never repeated, as the Navy judged the type too costly and instead adopted the lighter Leon Trionfante class for future construction.