Galleon
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Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships developed in the early 16th century from ships such as the Caravel and the Carrack, in Portugal and in Spain. They were first used by Europeans as armed
Depiction of a Portuguese galleon
A Spanish galleon (left) firing its cannons at a Dutch warship (right). Cornelis Verbeeck, c. 1618–1620
Technical drawing of a late 16th century or early 17th century Portuguese galleon, featured in the Livro de Traças de Carpintaria
Model of an English galleon sporting four mast types: (left to right) • Bonaventure mizzenmast, typically lateen-rigged and shorter than the main mizzen. • Mizzenmast, typically shorter than the foremast and lateen-rigged. • Mainmast, the tallest mast and, on vessels with more than three masts, the most centrally located. • Foremast, the second-tallest mast.
Golden Hind
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Golden Hind was a galleon captained by Francis Drake in his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580. She was originally known as Pelican, but Drake renamed her mid-voyage in 1578, in honou
Galleon
…Gouden Leeuw, Dutch ship inline of the Third Anglo-Dutch War Golden Hind, the ship in which Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe 1577–1580. "La Galga", the Assateague Spanish galleon that was shipwrecked in 1794…
Golden Hinde, a sea-worthy reconstruction of the original vessel
The first replica in Brixham, 1968
The second replica in Brixham, 2003
Golden Hinde replica moored at Tower Pier in 1974, before her transatlantic voyage.