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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95219| Title: | The galleon of the Order |
| Authors: | Muscat, Joseph |
| Keywords: | Malta -- History -- Knights of Malta, 1530-1798 Warships -- Malta -- History Galleons -- Malta -- History Malta -- History, Naval Historic ships -- Malta Sailing ships -- Malta -- History |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| Publisher: | Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza |
| Citation: | Muscat, J. (2005). The galleon of the Order. Malta: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. |
| Abstract: | The galleon developed from the carrack and the Order of St John operated with such a vessel even when it occupied Rhodes. The galleon San Giovanni carried four masts and was armed with great and small guns. It was employed as a transport ship but it proved to be an efficient war vessel also. The exploits by Guidotti effected by the galleon of the Order in the Levant echoed throughout the Mediterranean. The knights had a great galleon built at Amsterdam but even in Malta there was the necessary workforce and another one was built locally. The Order of St John operated also with a small version of the galleon namely the galeonetto. The galleon disappeared from the Maltese harbours by the second half of the 17th century. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95219 |
| ISBN: | 999324175X |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCWHMlt |
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