The romance of the ship; the story of her origin and evolution . atbuccaneering did much to develop not merely seaman-ship but the personal qualities essential for an efficientnavy. The temptation held out by the treasure-shipsfrom the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the NewWorld, returning home heavily laden with their richtonnage, was too much for the adventurous spirit ofEnglish seamen, and the encounters between Britishbuccaneers on the one hand and Spanish treasure frigatesand carracks on the other make some of the mostexciting reading to be found in the worlds history. We spoke just n
The romance of the ship; the story of her origin and evolution . atbuccaneering did much to develop not merely seaman-ship but the personal qualities essential for an efficientnavy. The temptation held out by the treasure-shipsfrom the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the NewWorld, returning home heavily laden with their richtonnage, was too much for the adventurous spirit ofEnglish seamen, and the encounters between Britishbuccaneers on the one hand and Spanish treasure frigatesand carracks on the other make some of the mostexciting reading to be found in the worlds history. We spoke just now of the galleon. So much con-fusion has existed in many minds for so long a time,that it may not be out of place to give here the resultsof the most recent researches into her real character-istics. First of all let us remember that a galleon wasnot necessarily a ship belonging to the Spanish possessed galleons long before Spain. She wasthe Spanish equivalent for the Elizabethan capitalship, and was a descendant of the caravel, but somewhat 84. o w < O < Oh oo .= 3 3 bJO St;; 5 2 THE SHIP DURING TUDOR TIMES bigger. Now, the length of the caravel on the keelwas twice that of her beam, and her height was neverto be more than one-third of the keel. Her totallength, including the rake of the bow and stern, wasequal to the combined keel and beam. The caravelhad no internal lining, and her masts consisted of singlespars and were very long. The galleon, then, was an improved caravel. Shewas in length three times her beam, and had herbirth in Italy. The Spanish galleons were built un-necessarily strong, drew far too little water, would notsail near to the wind, and were ^o badlv constructedthat they leaked abominably. After the sad lessonslearnt through the series of disasters which befell theArmada in 1588 the Spanish galleons were improved,Royal Commissions were appointed to report on Spanishshipbuilding, naval experts gave careful study to theart of making shi
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