galleass
a fighting galley, lateen-rigged on three masts, used in the Mediterranean Sea from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
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At the same time, the increased size, when compared to a standard war galley, didn’t allow the galleass to be as maneuverable as its oar-based predecessor.
Know Your Historical Warships: From 7th Century BC – 17th Century AD | Dattatreya Mandal | April 4, 2020 | Realm of HistoryCompared to the low, crowded galley, the galleass was a roomy and much more seaworthy ship.
Famous Sea Fights | John Richard HaleThe galleass's guns were high above the water, and the galleys dreaded their plunging fire.
Famous Sea Fights | John Richard HaleThe galleass represented in Fig. 46 had a circular forecastle in which were mounted several guns, to be used in end-on attack.
Ancient and Modern Ships. | George C. V. HolmesThe third, the great galleass "Florencia," went down in Tobermory Bay.
Famous Sea Fights | John Richard Hale
The galleass had gone on the sands, and as the tide ebbed had fallen over on her side.
English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century | James Anthony Froude
British Dictionary definitions for galleass
galliass
/ (ˈɡælɪˌæs) /
nautical a three-masted lateen-rigged galley used as a warship in the Mediterranean from the 15th to the 18th centuries
Origin of galleass
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