2013年6月18日 · This detailed diagram of the inner-workings of a 16th Century English galleon shows exactly what went on below and above deck. Taken from the first of our two-part feature on naval gunnery from 1500-1918, the key lists the different …

The most distinguishing features of the galleon include the long, prominent beak or beakhead followed by a foremast and mainmast, both noticeably taller than the single or double lateen-rigged mizzenmasts with their sloped lateen-rig yards, and …

A galleon was a ocean-going ship. It typically had a carrying capacity—the maximum size of its cargo—of about 500 toneladas (Spanish tons)—huge for its time. Despite its great size, a galleon was vulnerable to pirate attacks because it was slow to manoeuvre.

2021年7月23日 · The galleon (Spanish: galeón, French: galion) was a type of sailing ship used for both cargo carrying and as a warship. Galleons dominated the seas in the second half of the 16th century, and with their lower superstructures, they were much more manoeuvrable and seaworthy than previous ship types like the carrack .

The galleon was the product of a maritime tradition developed in Spain that combined Mediterranean and Atlantic design and construction methods. It was designed to protect the fleets of the Indies run, the first permanent interoceanic system from Europe to America, and to defend the Spanish territories overseas and the Iberian Peninsula.

2017年1月8日 · During the 16th century, the evolution of the Spanish galleon as an oceangoing warship followed a different pattern than in other European nations. The galleon was the product of a maritime...

The Galleon was considered a masterpiece of shipbuilding in the sixteenth century, but from a modern point of view, the shape of her hull looks archaic and primitive. However,

2022年6月22日 · Is the hull form of Galleon primitive? What were the reasons for its unique design features? This article investigates these questions by directly analysing the hull’s features from the point of...

2024年10月1日 · A galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used as an armed cargo carrier primarily by European states during the age of sail from the 16th to 18th centuries and were the principal fleet units drafted for use as warships until the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the mid-1600s.

galleon, full-rigged sailing ship that was built primarily for war, and which developed in the 15th and 16th centuries. The name derived from “galley,” which had come to be synonymous with “war vessel” and whose characteristic beaked prow the new ship retained. A high, square forecastle rose behind the bow, the three or four masts ...