Malta Galley downloads With an emphasis on maneuvering

With an emphasis on maneuvering

This is a laser cut  single model made of 2mm MDF

Lanternas were built for war transporting 400 soldiers into battle

The lanterna or "great galley" was an oversized variant of the standard galley

and a lot of mischief

Malta Galley downloads With an emphasis on maneuveringThe main fighting vessel in the Mediterranean for hundreds of years, galleys in the Renaissance became amazing instruments of war. Measuring from 140 160 feet in length, they could have between 22 and 26 banks of oars (24 seemed to be the norm). Following the ancient doctrine of the galley being a forward facing weapon (the sides were vulnerable) yet updated for the times behind the great spur, or ram, on the bow of the ship, Renaissance galleys had