0 a large sailing ship with three or four masts, used both in trade and war from the 15th to the 18th centuries --
His galleon made it through to calm water and dropped anchor over a sandy bottom beneath sheer cliffs.
The galleon was half constructed for many years, before being burnt to the water line by an unknown arsonist.
It contained 30 cargo ships and 5 galleons.
The rescue party also board the galleon, then discover their ship has vanished.
A sailor from a poor family, the protagonist sneaks onto a trading ship, eventually becoming rich, marrying a princess, and acquiring his own galleon.
The two ships were not the square-rigged galleons commonly used for crossing open ocean.
Therefore, most galleons were originally consigned for trade, although those captured by rival states were usually put into military service.
With his help, they follow the glowing trail left behind by the galleon and arrive in a secret harbor.