A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel.
a large square rigged warship developed around 1570. The main ship of the Spanish fleet, but also used by the English, French and Dutch fleets.
A large, three-masted sailing ship generally having two or more decks and used mostly during the 15th and 16th century as a merchantman or warship
This is a large Spanish ship that has three masts and square sales. It is a large ship and was usually armed with cannons.
a large, heavy, square-rigged ship, having a high stern and three or four levels or decks. The galleon design was developed primarily by Sir John Hawkins, but Spain adapted it and used it as the mainstay of its American treasure fleet.
A sailing vessel of the 15th to 17th centuries, usually armed and having three to four decks.
a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
A large three- or four-masted sailing ship, used from the 15th to 17th centuries for both fighting and trade. (See also galleass)
(English) A large ship for oceanic travel; the galleon was used extensively in the trade between Asia and Spanish America.
A type of ship common in the 16th to 18th centuries. The English ships against the Spanish Armada were mostly galleons.
A galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by the nations of Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries. Whether used for war or commerce, they were generally armed with cannons.