Lancaran (ship)
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A lancaran or lanchara is a type of sailing ship used in Maritime Southeast Asia. Although similar in shape to Mediterranean galleys, the lancaran was the backbone of the regional fleet of the western
A galley or lancaran from Madura, 1601. Notice the balai (raised fighting platform), three forward-facing cetbang, and at least one cetbang located near the aft of the ship.
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Ghali (ship)
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Ghali, gali, or gale are a type of galley-like ships from the Nusantara archipelago. This type of ship only appeared after the 1530s. Before the appearance of this type of ship, several native galley-
Lancaran (ship)
…Javanese are often active in the open and high sea. After contact with Iberian people, both the Javanese and Malay fleets began to use the ghurab and ghali more frequently. The term lancaran is derived from the Malay word lancar, which means "swift", "fast", "not hindered", and "velocity without effort…
A Malay galley of the 16th centuries.
A galley from Banten, 1598. Four cetbang can be seen.
Ternatean galleys welcomed the arrival of Francis Drake.