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Galleass

This article is about heavy military galleys. For the trade vessels used on the Baltic Sea, see Galeas.
A galleass of the 1588 Spanish Armada
Engraving of a galleass from Plan de Plusieurs Batiments de Mer avec leurs Proportions (c. 1690) by Henri Sbonski de Passebon. Engraving by Claude Randon.
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A galleass was a warship that combined the sails and armament of a galleon with the maneuverability of the oared galley.[1] While never quite matching up to the full expectations for its design, the galleass nevertheless remained in use during the 16th and 17th centuries.[2]

  1. ^ Kemp, Peter Kemp (July 1980). Encyclopedia of ships and seafaring. Crown Publishers. p. 211. ISBN 9780517537381.
  2. ^ Mattingly, Garrett, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada. (Penguin nd) p. 420

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غلياس Arabic Galeaza AST Галеас BE Галеас Bulgarian Galiassa Catalan Galeasa Czech Galease Danish Galeasse (Militärschiffstyp) German Γαλεάσσα Greek Galeaza Spanish

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