Talk:San Carlo Borromeo-class ship of the line

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@Iazyges:, greetings! I see that you are one of the major contributors. May I ask you where do you find the measurements for the deck lenght of the San Carlo class? Moreover, I think that measurements should be reported in the same unit, and that noting the inches involved were Venetian and not British ones is worth at least some words. The same for the pounder guns listed, that I think can lead to some confusion without an explanatory note. I would like to listen your thoughts on those little issues. Lord Ics (talk) 23:59, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

The length in the body comes from the source cited at the end of the paragraph. Yes, it should be noted. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 14:55, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

It seems that the cited source reports only the gundeck lenght of 147 feet and not the overall deck lenght of 167 written on the main page. I suppose it's a typo and will correct it. Then, I will add note on the main class template regarding Venetian pound and feet. Feel free to reverse any change. Regards, Lord Ics (talk) 00:39, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Review remarks

See below. Djmaschek (talk) 04:49, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

• B1=no. Paragraphs 2 and 3 in the introduction section are not cited.
• B2=no. There is simply too little information for "coverage".
• B4=yes. There are problems with some sentences, but I will fix those.

Venetian pounds

[This book] (p. 245) gives 2 values for the Venetian pound, depending on which is used. The "light pound" of 301 grams does not produce the results given by the source cited, and it is certainly not the "heavy pound" (of 477 grams, more than the modern pound) that is used. The source consulted (Harrison, Simon. "Venetian San Carlo Borromeo Class". threedecks.org.) gives 2 weights which do not match each other (680 lbs =/= 318 kg), nor do they match the results I get when taking what the book says. Any help? 69.165.196.103 (talk) 13:59, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

"318 kg" seems to be a typo; 679.936 lbs are equal to 308.414 kg, not 318.414 kg. According to the source it's the "libbra sottile", the "light pound" of 301 g. 1024 x 301 g comes to a broadside weight of 308.224 kg. If we assume that the libbra sottile might be a little more than 301 g, say 301.186 g or so, 1024 libbre sottili equal 679.936 lb, and (excepting the typo) all figures agree. Huon (talk) 23:03, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. Should have thought of it. 69.165.196.103 (talk) 04:21, 22 June 2017 (UTC)