sports dictionary Sailing - GALEAS (IT. GALEAZZA
Sailing GALEAS (IT. GALEAZZA big galley) sailing and rowing warship in the XVI-XVII centuries. an intermediate type of ship between a galley and a sailing ship. Length approx. 80 m, width up to 9 m, one row of oars, 3 masts with slanting sails, crew more than 800 people, armament: up to 70 guns and ram.