Galleasse
1571
(Johann Wolkersdorfer JW 43)
- Class: Galleasse
- Displacement:
- Dimensions: 215 x 49 ft.
- Armament: 17 cannon
- Complement: 308 oarsmen
- Designer: Francesco Bressano
- Built: Venice, 1571
- Notes: One of six galleasses at the Battle of Lepanto, 7 October 1571, their heavy armament and great size provided the key to victory for the Holy League of Spain, Naples, the Papal Dominions, Genoa, Malta, Venice, and the Knights of Malta over the Ottoman Turks.
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