galleass
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The number of oars or sweeps varied, the larger galley having twenty-five on each side; the galleass as many as thirty-two, each being worked by several men.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Already before the fog lifted a fast galleass had brought the news down Channel that the Spanish were on the sea, and the King's fleet was under way.
From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
The galleass had gone on the sands, and as the tide ebbed had fallen over on her side.
From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony
Compared to the low, crowded galley, the galleass was a roomy and much more seaworthy ship.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
But like most, if not all, compromise types, the galleass was short-lived.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver