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- Galleon - Wikipedia
Revenge, a galleon built in 1577, the flagship of Sir Francis Drake in the Battle of the Spanish Armada in 1588, was captured by a Spanish fleet off Flores in the Azores in 1591 and sank while being sailed back to Spain
- Galleon | Age of Exploration, Spanish Armada, Caravels . . .
galleon, full-rigged sailing ship that was built primarily for war, and which developed in the 15th and 16th centuries The name derived from “galley,” which had come to be synonymous with “war vessel” and whose characteristic beaked prow the new ship retained
- Spanish Galleon Sank With $17-Billion Worth of Treasure In . . .
Spanish Galleon Sank With $17-Billion Worth of Treasure In Today’s Money Now Confirmed As the World’s Richest Shipwreck Researchers link underwater treasure to the legendary Spanish galleon
- Spanish Galleon - World History Encyclopedia
The Spanish galleon (Spanish: galeón, nao, or navío) was a particularly large type of galleon used for both carrying cargo and as a warship armed with up to 60 cannons
- Scientists pull up first riches from Holy Grail of . . .
The galleon is often dubbed "the Holy Grail of shipwrecks" as it went down with a huge cargo of 200 tons (180 metric tons) of gold, silver and gems that was said to be worth around $18billion in 2018
- Galleon - Ages of Exploration
The galleon developed in the early 16th century from ships such as the caravel and the carrack The galleon design varied between regions The shipwright varied hull and sail configuration based on the ship’s homeport, its destination, and the cargo it carried
- San José galleon artifacts surface after 300 years, shedding . . .
Artifacts recovered from the San José galleon after 300 years reveal new insights into the 1708 Caribbean shipwreck
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