San Lorenzo Zustinian-class ship of the line
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Lorenzo Zustinian |
| Builders | Arsenal of Venice |
| Operators | Venetian Navy |
| Preceded by | Giove Fulminante class |
| Succeeded by | Corona class |
| In service | 1691–1746 |
| Completed | 29 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length | 39.95–42.38 m (131 ft 1 in – 139 ft 1 in) (115–122 Venetian feet) |
| Beam | 13.20 m (43 ft 4 in) (38 Ven. ft) |
| Draught | 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in) (16.55 Ven. ft) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
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The San Lorenzo Zustinian class were a class of at least twenty-nine 70-gun third-rate ships of the line built by the Venetian Arsenale from 1691 to 1746, in three different series with minor changes in the ships' length. It was the most numerous class of ship of the line built in Venice, and the last to see active service in a war against the Ottoman Empire in 1718. All this class' ships were planned before 1720, and the vast majority was launched before the Peace of Passarowitz. The last four vessels were completed to 70% in 1720s, then stored in the roofed shipbuilding docks of the Arsenale to be finished and launched between 1739 and 1746, a solution that was widely used with the following Leon Trionfante class.
Those class ships were the first to enter service under the Venetian classification standards, devised by the Ammiraglio dell'Arsenal Stefano Antipa in 1694. In 1696, the Sol d'Oro, a vessel of this class, was the first ship launched with standardized colours in the Venetian sailing fleet.