galleass
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The galleass was the most splendid vessel of her kind afloat, Don Hugo one of the greatest of Spanish grandees.
From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony
He took the galleass at last, after three hours' fighting.
From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony
I was rising seventeen, as I said, and gunner's mate aboard the Anne Gallant, a noble galleass.
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert
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
The Capitana galleass, with Don Hugo de Monçada and eight hundred men on board, had fouled her helm in a cable in getting under way and had become unmanageable.
From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony
