The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Galleon

Sea Terms

A Spanish ship of olden time, some of them of three decks and many guns.

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2026 Editor's Note: The galleon is the treasure-fleet ship of legend — and of salvage court: wrecks like the Atocha and San José still make headlines and lawsuits today. See galleon. (Ed: BR 2026-07-15)

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