galleass
Example Sentences
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But like most, if not all, compromise types, the galleass was short-lived.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
The galleass was shattered to matchwood, and Leyva perished with all on board save five who swam ashore.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
The galleass had a high forecastle and poop, each with its battery of guns, pointing ahead, astern, and on each side.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
His uncertainties were ended for him by seeing Drake bearing down upon him with the whole English fleet, save those which were loitering about the galleass.
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
