#galleon replica

[ltwilliammowett]

The replica of the galleon San Salvado. The real galleon from 1542 was the first European ship to explore the Californian coast

[twopointsinspace]

[flawedamythyst]

Okay so The Revenge clearly wouldn't do prayers to make sure night watch were awake, what do you think they recite instead?

[taoofbill]

[junosview]

National security

Say what you want about the diminished size of the British Armed Forces. But, here in Cardiff docks, the Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) is ensuring its own security against foreign invasion in this increasingly uncertain world. Until we speak again, a special thanks go to the Spanish Armada surplus stores for the loan of Galeon Andalucia. What, you thought the British Navy had anything more…

[catilinas]

me and the. replica 16th-17th century galleon

[firstmatedville]

heeeey

[ID: a video of tower bridge in london on a cloudy evening. the bridge has been lifted to let through Galeón Andalucia, a replica 16th-18th century Spanish galleon, and her tugboat]

[english-history-trip]

In the words of Lara Maiklem:

436 years after they sailed up the Channel, the Spanish Armada (one of them at least) finally arrived in London yesterday.

The Galeón Andalucía, a full size replica of a 17th century Spanish warship, will be docked at St Katherine Docks near Tower Bridge from September 24 to October 6 and you can visit while she’s there.

[leasthaunted]

Episode 109: Let's Get Kraken

In the most recent episode, Cody and Garth dive into the deep waters to talk about Kraken! And in Garth's corner, he covers the art of figureheads (the sculptures of the front of ships)!

Enjoy the images discussed in the episode below (trigger warning: the last two images are of dead animals, there's no blood or obvious signs of distress but y'all deserve a warning nonetheless)! And please come join the episode discussion on the Least Haunted Discord!

Sorry for the late post, I was hunting for a lake monster!

The book Cody read for the episode: Monsters of the Sea by Richard Ellis.

The Swine Whale (left) and possibly Kraken (right) Carta Marina map of Scandinavia (1539).

Illustration by Denys de Montfort. Historie naturelle des Mollusques (1802).

In 1861 the French ship Alecton recovered part of a Giant Squid, Achiteuthus. This event would inspire Jules Verne when writing 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

A Scandinavian grapnel anchor, aka Krake, made from the top of a spruce tree.

"The Kraken" in 1981's Clash of The Titans, although a feat of stop motion animation by Ray Harryhausen, NOT A KRAKEN.

The Mollusk album by Ween. The inspiration for SpongeBob SquarePants according to show creator, Stephen Hillenburg.

They Might Be Giants album Apollo 18 limited edition Zoetrope vinyl! Only 240 were ever made, Cody has #195 and Garth has #196.

GARTH'S CORNER, GARTH'S CORNER, GARTH'S FIGUREHEAD CORNER!

Here are some of the figureheads mentioned in Garth’s Corner. Special props to the YouTube Channel Baltic Empire for “Carved works and Figureheads: A History of Ship Decorations.” Garth also credits Chris Riley for his article “The History of Ship Figureheads.”

Here’s a carving of an elk’s head found in Säkkijärvi, Finland. It was made between 1750 and 1,500 BCE and is thought to have been attached to the front of a boat.

Some examples of Greek Ships with eyes.

The Oseberg Ship, a lavish ship that was buried in Norway some time in the 800s CE.

A model of the 80-gun Naseby (1655) showing Oliver Cromwell on a horse.

A mezzotint etching by Robert Sayer “Hercules as Ship's Figurehead” (1788).

A modern ship, Neptune, a replica of a 17th century Spanish galleon, originally built for the film "Pirates" (1986).

And finally, here’s an awkward mermaid Garth saw online. Not sure where he found it but here she is.

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Dead Sperm Whale with squid scars on its skin.

Dying Architeuthis found in Toyama Bay, Japan 2015.

[writernopal]

⛵ Ahoy!⛵

Today I had what felt like the opportunity of a lifetime: sailing on a replica 16th century Spanish galleon! She's called the San Salvador and is docked and regularly sails out of the San Diego Maritime Museum. You can learn more about her here!

The experience was deeply profound and easily the most incredible thing I've done in my entire life. I'm proud to say that all of my obsessive hours of research into sailing history, the act of sailing, and ship anatomy all paid off because when the mate of the ship was giving commands to the crew, I understood every single one! Even the terminology and the slang was familiar to me and I can't put into words how amazing that was. It closed this loop in my brain and it illuminated so many things, both related to my works and my life in general. I'm afraid I've gotten a taste of something I won't be able to stay away from.

Anyway, have some pictures!

The sunrise from the train.

The coast around 7AM.

A ship docked nearby called the Star of India.

A library aboard the steam ferry Berkeley at the San Diego Maritime Museum. (It's filled with books on nautical history and the like and I am determined to get in there one day!)

Bowsprit, foremast, and forecastle of the San Salvador.

Rigging and lines on belaying pins of the San Salvador.

Mainmast and rigging of the San Salvador against the noon sun.

The shrouds of the San Salvador and one of two swivel verso guns mounted on the starboard bulwarks. (Yes, they do work. Yes, they fired them while we were on board but only loaded with a few ounces of powder and no shot. They still vibrated the deck a bit when fired.)

Open ocean. This is several miles off the coast as we were tacking for our return trip.

Setting the fore mainsail.

San Salvador's fore mainsail set.

[harrypotterprops]

Weasley's Wizard Wheezes offer tags. The prices should be written by hand. See how to write magical currencies below.

Please mention me when using my designs 🙏🏻 (@oftheriverside / soyeneri on instagram)

Galleons, sickles and knuts are written in this way; the most valuable money import is always the biggest number. See the Explosive Enterprises price list as seen in HBP.

And, to reproduce the tags, I've found this replica.

I need to improve my calligraphy, but this is the sketch for showing you the way 😅 Place the digits instead the names and this is all.

[ltwilliammowett]

Galeon Andalucia

[heart-wit-strength]

When you realize Marcy during her time in Newtopia literally sailed the same galleon warship Hop Pop had a treasured small replica figure of in Children of the Spore like

[nowwavingnotdrowning]

For a second I thought this was a BTS shot of The Revenge.

Nope, it's a photo of El Galeón Andalucía, a replica of a 17th Century Spanish Galleon that's currently docked in Plymouth!

[hms-surprise]

The maritime museum of san diego has the San Salvador, a replica of a 16th century spanish galleon and its 100% sea worthy they sail it regularly.

Wait really??! 😭😭😭 I don’t think they had it there when I visited (like 6 years ago) I know what I’ll be doing after the hurricane leaves 😂

[ourflagmeansbts]

Source (Season 1 - April 13th 2022)

contestabile: Last summer I had to opportunity to work with an amazing crew on the @HBOMax series Our Flag Means Death @ourflaghbomax . Working on a pirate show has been a dream job of mine since I worked aboard an actual ‘pirate ship,’ the Brig Pilgrim of Dana Point, back in college at @ocean_institute . It wasn’t an actual pirate ship, but rather a replica of the Brig Pilgrim made famous from the book ‘Two Years Before the Mast.’ We did a living history program for school kids and occasionally sailed her out to Catalina. No pillaging etc. In the early weeks of the pandemic, the Pilgrim started taking on water and sank dockside. The decision was made to scrap her and while choice “parts and pieces” were saved from the dump, she was completely demolished. When I joined the crew of OFMD halfway through the series, I was able to make contact with some old colleagues from the Pilgrim to acquire some of those “parts and pieces” that were saved, one of which was the fore topsail yard arm. (second yard up on the front mast.) We were able to use this for a quick scene where the character Roach does some “yardies” and jumps off the yard. The Pilgrim had been used in film for decades. Everything from Spielberg’s Amistad, to the notorious "Ghost Galleon" in Power Rangers: Turbo, to the exploitation film She Creature and the parody Epic Movie. I even sailed her to San Pedro for a Vegas commercial before I was even working in film. Her yard arm in OFMD will likely be the last piece of her ever filmed…