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Palamos

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Palamos Fishing Boat

The Palamós is a boat engaged in inshore fishing, with a multipurpose hull with characteristics that adapt perfectly to the outline and conditions of the Mediterranean coast. It is a type of vessel common to the coasts of Spain. A traditional, hand-built vessel, of the kind regularly turned out by any one of the many boatyards that line the Spanish coast.

San Juan

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San Juan Felucca

Following the War of Independence, after Spain had lost her American colonies, merchant marine ships all but disappeared from the peninsula, leaving only small coastal sailing boats behind to re-establish the routes to the Antilles. Through the Royal Decree issued by Charles III, trade was re-opened with those colonies that remained faithful and it was the felucca, “San Juan” (El Glorioso), that made the first voyage.

Albatros

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Albatros Schooner

Schooners were ships used for different purposes, including coastguard work and the control of smuggling along the coast, as well as carrying out the functions of a small warship.

Candelaria

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Candelaria Bomb Vessel

The Candelaria is a Mediterranean bomb vessel, the size of a brig but broader and with two masts: the main mast is positioned almost in the centre with a round rig and the small mizzen mast has a gaffsail. Between the main mast and the forecastle are the mortars. The Candelaria was designed and built to work as a floating battery when blockading ports or during sieges of sea forts.

Aurora

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Aurora Brig

The 19th and early 20th centuries saw the greatest flow of navel transport between Spain and her overseas colonies, thanks to the commercial agreements that had been established with them. The Aurora is a good example of a brig. This kind of vessel was widely used for travel to the Americas as her rigging provided the best results in conditions of constant wind.

Cala Esmeralda

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Cala Esmeralda Topsail Schooner

The topsail schooner "Cala Esmeralda" was built in Majorca between 1916 and 1919. With an American style in terms of her figure and a most elegant line of sail. This schooner was one of the largest and most beautiful to be rigged in Majorca. After 1934 engines were incorporated into this type of schooner and they were used for the coastal trade up until the mid seventies.

Dos Amigos

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Dos Amigos Brigantine Schooner

Dos Amigos was a slaver, one of the famous early 19th century Baltimore clippers. She was low-slung and fast, double-masted, small and agile, painted black to make it easier to hide herself off the African coast after slaving had been abolished. Her hull was modified, with space below decks to bring the slaves from Africa to Cuba for the sugar plantations. Her last voyage as a slaver was in 1830, sailing out of the port of Havana on 13th July, with a crew of 34 and armed with a single carronade, 16 rifles and 15 pistols. She was captured by the British brig HMS Black Joke, with 567 African captives aboard. She was then put up for auction and purchased by the Commodore of the British Anti-Slavery Squadron, Jonathan Hayes, who converted into an interception ship and named her Fair Rosamond. She patrolled the seas around Cuba until she was withdrawn from service in 1843.

Corsair

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Corsair Brig

Originally a merchant brigantine, she was transformed once in the hands of the corsairs, and fitted out with 16 cannons and 4 falconets, which all helped them to carry out their misdeeds with better chances of success. The corsair's "trade" was in many cases practiced with the permission of the state, giving them carte blanche for piracy.

San Martin

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San Martin Galleon

The galleon named San Martin was built in Portugal and became Spanish property in 1580. It was the flagship of the Spanish Armada. On 22nd March 1588, Alonso Pérez de Guzman, the duke of Medina-Sidonia, admiral of the Spanish armada, unfurled his ensign on the galleon's mainmast. This was one of the few ships that managed to escape the storms and the English fleet's guns.

Apostol Filipe

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Apostol Filipe Galleon

The Apóstol Felipe was one of the six galleons built by Martín de Arana for King Felipe IV. It formed part of the "Silver Galleons". This kind of galleon was used for transporting goods and treasures in the "Race for the Indies". Its first voyage as a member of the galleon fleet was made in 1629, transporting treasures to Spain. It was an Admiral vessel of the Guardian Armada until 1633. It took part in the war of Brazil to recuperate Pernambuco and transported troops and money to Flanders, taking part in the battle of Dunas.