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The '''galleass''' was an attempt by [[Mediterranean]] trading nations at designing a hybrid of a [[galleon]] and a [[galley]] in the second half of the sixteenth century. The sheer hull size required to accept the masts and rigging of a large sailing ship made the vessel ineffective as an oared fighting ship. They were included in the [[Spanish Armada]] but found themselves even more ineffective in the turbulent waters of the [[Atlantic]].

 

The '''galleass''' was an attempt by [[Mediterranean]] trading nations at designing a hybrid [[galleon]]/ [[galley]] in the second half of the 16th century. The sheer hull size required to accept the masts and rigging of a large sailing ship made the vessel ineffective as an oared fighting ship. They were included in the [[Spanish Armada]] but found themselves even more ineffective in the turbulent waters of the [[Atlantic]].

For several centuries a vessel of the same name and following the same lines, albeit peacefully, plied the Mediterranean – a smallish sailing ship that could apply its single row of oars when facing unfavourable wind or tide.

For several centuries a vessel of the same name and following the same lines, albeit peacefully, plied the Mediterranean – a smallish sailing ship that could apply its single row of oars when facing unfavourable wind or tide.

[[Category: Sailing ship types]]

[[Category: Sailing ship types]]