Around the half of Century XVI, a new type of ships start to be built : the Galleon that became very important for the development of the future warships.
This model shows a typical warship from the Elizabethan period: era of the privateers, which fought and seized enemy vessels with the consent of the Queen of England.
The Galleon is the ship that most people think of in connection with the Elizabethan period The ships that both England and Spain used in the campaign called the Great Armada , or in Spain the "Enterprise of England " , were chiefly of the Galleon type . Spanish ships were much larger than the English ones , but gun for gun or ton for ton , there was not much to choose between them . Where the English scored was that the lower ships were more weatherly and so maneuvered more easily . The Spaniards wanted to fight the old fashioned way of boarding their opponents and fighting it out hand to hand . With their better artillery, the English wanted none of this.
The English ships were faster than the average galleon but lightly armed and more maneuverable. They were also more seaworthy, because they were not as top-heavy.

Specifications of the model:

Technique: Toothpick - handmade .

Height: 66 cm

Length: 90 cm

Wide: 16 cm