Posted on 10/19/2026 6:13:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
At 40 meters long and 30 meters high, this recreation of the Galeón Espiritu Santo is one whopper of a museum exhibit... The original vessel was built in Cavite, south of Manila, in 1602 and was associated with the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade.
Life-size reproduction of a 17th-century Spanish galleon
goes on display in Manila | 5:10
AP Archive | 6.04M subscribers | 16,597 views | October 15, 2026
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After the tour, you can buy a ten galleon hat at the souvenir shop.
The Germans built a galley in the 16th Century, the Adler von Lübeck, that was 78 meters long, sternpost to bowsprit, with a 36-meter keel.
THAT was a big sailing vessel.
“Wow, I had no idea there was ship building capability (especially for advanced galleons) in the Philippines at that time.”
I looked this up when I lived on Guam.
The last galleon we know of was built (If I am remembering it right) in Manila in 1815. They almost overlapped with Clippers, and depending on how long that one sailed, the early clippers in 1835 may have just about been able to see it.
How many miles to the galleon?.......
Love those souvenirs.
Any thread with a Three Stooges reference is a good thread.
Interesting.
Now that’s something few people would have heard. Almost as obscure as my usual posts.
The british navy appears interested.
That’s very cool. Thanks for sharing. I recently watched a two part 2025 BBC documentary titled: “A Ship Through Time: Secrets of the Newport Ship” on Prime Video. The series investigates the mystery surrounding the 15th-century Newport Medieval Ship, discovered in the mud of the River Usk in Wales in June 2002. Sean Fletcher searches for the origins of the ship, and who might have owned it, traveling to Portugal, and other sites to find the answers.
The Manila Galleons were among the biggest ships of the era. One obvious reason was to be able to store supplies for the up six month trips across the Pacific. The 2nd reason was the Spanish wanted to limit the amount of American silver that was going to China to purchase china and other luxury items the filled these ships. To do this the Spanish set a strict limit on how many ships could engage in this trade. The merchants behind the trade responded by building the largest ships possible.
I nyuk what you mean.
Smart move.
relevant topics in a linked list:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4397023/posts?page=17#17
in particular:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4032335/posts
The Romans built ships for the Indian Ocean trade that were very large, one surviving manifest from Egypt names a ship that had 30+ different types of goods, the largest single one being 600+ tons of pepper. Achoo!
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3985128/posts
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1074033/posts
Read the book 1493 by charles mann to get the whole story of the silver trade the spanish did with the chinese in the 1500’s to 1600’s. amazing story,
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