List of ships of the line of Italy

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This is a list of Italian carracks, galleons and ships of the line of the period 1529-1858:
Italy was formed in 1861 with the union of several states, including the Two Sicilies (with Naples), and Piedmont-Sardinia, including Genoa. Later some Papal states (Tuscany) and Venice joined. Several of these states had their own naval forces. An * after a name indicates that that ship survived until 1861 and was incorporated into the Regia Marina.

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[edit] Genoa

  • Sancta Maria & Sancta Brigida - Captured by England 1409, renamed Le Carake
  • ? - Captured by England 1416, renamed George, to Venice 1424
  • ? - Captured by England 1416, renamed Marie Hampton
  • ? - Captured by England 1416, renamed Marie Sandwich
  • Galeas Negre - Captured by England 1417, renamed Andrew
  • Pynele - Captured by England 1417, renamed Christopher, sold 1423
  • ? - Captured by England 1417, renamed Peter
  • Vivande - Captured by England 1417, renamed Paul
  • ? - Captured by England c. 1417, renamed Agase, wrecked on mudflats c. 1418
  • ? (1695, ex-French Cumberland, sold 1715, ex-British Cumberland 80, captured 1707) - Sold to Spain 1717, captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro 1718, sold to Austria 1720, renamed San Carlos, BU 1733
  • ? (ex-French, sold 1711, ex-British Gloucester 60, captured 1709) - Sold to Spain 1720, renamed Conquistador, Stricken 1738

[edit] Naples/Two Sicilies

  • San Giovanni 60-66 (1768/69, transferred from Malta 1781/84)
  • San Gioacchino/San Giacomo/St Joachim (1769/70, transferred from Malta 1781/84)
  • San Gioachino 74 (same as above?)
  • Partenope 74
  • Tancredi 74
  • Guiscardo 74
  • Archimede 74
  • Sannita 74
  • Monarca* 82 (1850) - Renamed Re Galantuomo

3 of the 74s were scuttled by the Portuguese at Napoli in 1799 to keep the approaching French army from capturing them

[edit] Papal States/Tuscany

  • ? (ex-Algerian Star 50, captured 1695)

Hired

  • San Lorenzo 50-60
  • Fenice 50-60
  • Porco Spino 50-60
  • Burlando 50-60

[edit] Piedmont

  • ? - Captured by Spain 1718, renamed San Juan Bautista, wrecked 1719
  • ? - Captured by Spain 1718, renamed Santa Rosa Palermo (Santa Rosalia), scuttled 1719
  • ? - Captured by Spain 1718, renamed Triunfo, scuttled 1719

[edit] Venice

  •  ? (c. 1529) - The world's first galleon, BU 1547?
  •  ? - Sank 1558
  •  ? (1570)
  • San Giorgio grande
  • Aquila d'Oro - Burnt in action against the Turks 1654
  • Giove Fulminante c. 70
  • Costanza Guerriera c. 70 - Wrecked 1684
  • Drago Volante c. 60 (1670s) - Blew up 1695
  • Fama Volante 50 (1670s)
  • Madonna della Salute 50 (1670s)
  • Venere Armata 52 (1670s)
  • Venezia Trionfante c. 60 (1670s) - Wrecked 1684
  • Ercole Vittorioso 50 (c. 1683)
  • San Marco Grande 60 (c. 1683) - Blew up 1690
  • San Antonio di Padova c. 50 (c. 1683)
  • Pace ed Abbondanza 50 (c. 1683)
  • San Giovanni Battista Piccolo c. 50 (c. 1683) - Sank 1695
  • San Vittorio 62
  • San Giovanni Battista Grande 60
  • Redentore del Mundo 70 (c. 1686)
  • Vittoria 50
  • San Nicolo 54
  • San Iseppo/San Giuseppe 44 - Captured by Turkey (or Algeria?) 1690
  • Sacra Lega 60
  • San Andrea 60
  • San Domenico 60
  • Monton d'Oro - Aground and burnt, 1691
  • Valor Coronato 54
  • Abbondanza e Richezza - Abandoned 1695
  • Nettuno 50
  • Leon Coronato - Blew up 1695
  • San Lorenzo Giustinian 80
  • Stella Maris - Blew up 1695
  • Rosa 60
  • Fenice 56
  • Fede Guerriera 56
  • Iride 66 (c. 1696)
  • San Sebastiano 68 (c. 1696) - Blew up 1697
  • Aurora 80 (c. 1696)
  • Tigre 66 (c. 1696)
  • Giove 64 (c. 1697)
  • Sole d'Oro 70 (c. 1697)
  • Rizzo d'Oro
  • Amazzone Guerriera
  • Aquila Volante/Aquilla Valiera c. 70
  • Grand Alessandro c. 70
  • Corona c. 70
  • Croce Rossa c. 70 - Wrecked 1715
  • Terror c. 70
  • Regina del Mar c. 70
  • Costanza 76
  • Aquileta c. 60
  • San Francesco c. 60
  • San Pietro Apostolo c. 60
  • Scudo della Fede c. 50
  • Santissimo Crocefisso c. 50
  • Madonna dell' Arsenal c. 70
  • Venezia Trionfante c. 50
  • Leone Trionfante c. 80
  • Gloria Veneta 70-80
  • San Pio V 70-80
  • San Gaetano 70-80
  • Fortuna Guerriera (c. 1717)
  • San Pietro Alcantara (c. 1718)
  • San Andrea (c. 1718)
  • Idra
  • San Zaccaria
  • San Spiridon
  • Falcon
  • Ercole 74
  • Corriera 74 - Wrecked 1771
  • Sirena c. 60
  • Fama 66 - Captured by France 1797 and renamed Dubois, BU c.1801
  • Forza 70 - Wrecked 1785
  • Concordia 66
  • Eolo 70 - Captured by France 1797 and renamed Robert
  • Vittoria 70 - Captured by France 1797 and scuttled
  • Diligenza
  • Galatea
  • San Giorgio 70 - Captured by France 1797 and renamed Sandos
  • Minerva - Wrecked c. 1792
  • Gloria 66 - Captured by France 1797 and renamed Banel
  • Laharpe 74 - Captured by France 1797, captured by Austria 1799
  • Stengal 64 - Captured by France 1797, captured by Austria 1799
  • Beyrand 64 - Captured by France 1797, captured by Austria 1799
  • (10 battleships) - Captured by France 1797
  • Vulcano 70 - Captured by France 1797 and renamed Causse, captured by Britain 1801
  • Medea 70 - Captured by France 1797 and renamed Frontin