The Galeon Andalucia is the replica of the type of vessel used by the Spanish Crown for maritime expeditions
during the 16th through the 18th centuries. Galleons were intended to discover and then establish trade
routes between Spain, America and the Philippines islands, and formed the then called Fleet of the Indies.
With an innovative design at the time, galleons were armed merchant vessels which tonnages ranging from
500 to 1,200, whereas their lengths-over-all would range from 130 to 200 feet. They were designed to cross
the largest oceans as efficiently as possible.
The replica of this galleon is a 500-ton vessel, measuring 49 meters in length and 10 meters in beam. It
has four masts and nearly 1,000 square meters of sail area across six sails. Its average speed is 7 knots.
Since its launch, this galleon—crewed by between 15 and 35 people—has sailed across the world’s
great oceans and seas. It has crossed the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Atlantic, and navigated the
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, South China Sea, Aegean Sea, Bosphorus, and the Caribbean, covering
tens of thousands of nautical miles in tribute to its historic predecessors.
