Galeon Andalucia

[Anatol]

The Galeon Andalucia is the replica of Spanish galleons deployed during the Galleon Trade between Manila and Acapulco, Mexico, in the 17th century. It arrived in Manila on 6 October 2010 and was docked at Pier 13, South Harbor (within the Philippine Ports Authority compound), until October 11, and will travel to Cebu and Bohol, to remain in Philippine waters until October 25 for the celebration of the Dia del Galeon (Day of Galleon) in the Philippines. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) described Galeon Andalucia as a 95 percent replica of the original galleons used during the Galleon Trade, designed by Ignacio Fernandez Vial. It was built by the Nao Victoria Foundation out of Spanish, Finnish, African, and American pine and oak wood, unlike the original galleons, which were made of Philippine wood. Its sails, however, were made in the Ilocos region in the Philippines.Its length is 47 meters while its breadth is six meters, and it weighs 495 tons. Its maximum speed is 12.4 knots (23 kilometers per hour). It has four masts, seven sails and ten cannons.The flags of the Philippines, Spain and the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia, where the galleon was built, are hoisted on the galleon. Galeon Andalucia is primarily wind-powered, but has two built-in engines that are used when necessary. It has a 30-man draft composed of Spanish crewmen.Galeon Andalucia left the port of Sevilla, Spain in March 2010 and arrived in Shanghai, China in June 2010 for the World Expo 2010. It left Shanghai in September 2010 and arrived in Manila on October 6.Galeon Andalucia is the centerpiece of the Dia Del Galeon festival in the Philippines, which started on 21 September 2010. The festival is organized by the NCCA and the city government of Manila in commemoration of the 250 years of the Galleon Trade (1565-1815).The Dia Del Galeon showcased an exchange of Spanish and Filipino culture, with exhibits, workshops, cultural performances, and educational discussions regarding the Galleon Trade.Galleons were huge sailing ships mainly used as cargo ships during the Galleon Trade. Aside from their primary use, galleons also served as the Spaniards' passenger and war ships.Manila became the center of Galleon Trade route, being geographically in the middle of Spain and Acapulco, Mexico. The Galleon Trade is widely acknowledged to have been the first form of globalization, encompassing both eastern and western hemispheres.It is said that out of 120 galleons recorded during the Galleon Trade, 102 were built in the Philippines. The Philippine-made galleons were built by Filipino workers free of charge under the Polo y Servicios.
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Source: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Galeon_Andalucia

[Miguel Gil]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
El Galeon was built during 2009 to 2010 by the Nao Victoria Foundation. Designed and developed by Ignacio Fernández Vial at the Punta Umbria shipyard (Huelva, Spain), the boat was launched on November 30th, 2009 and then the masts were added at the beginning of 2010.
Once the historical research had produced the expected data, the construction process could begin. A completely original and innovative technique was used in the making of the galleon: the hull and the decks were made using a new construction system with fibreglass and later, the whole structure, including the decks and the hull, was lined with wood. It was the first time this method was applied to ships of more than 500 ton meant for oceanic sailing.
The entire ship, except for the underwater body, was lined with wood boards and big pieces of wood of three different types: iroko wood, pine and beech. The masts were made of laminated pine wood, and the pulley blocks were made of oak and iroko wood.
After three years of research, six months developing the constructive project and sixteen months of construction of the replica, with the participation of 126 workers (carpenters, ingineers, historians, and so on), the galleon sailed off on the 30th of November 2009 from Punta Umbría (Huelva), where thousands of people had gathered, excited to see the launching.
From there, it was taken to the docks in Huelva. After three months of hard work, the masts and yards and the standing and running rigging were assembled. More than 3.288 metres of rope were used for the standing rigging. The lines were reinforced on the inside with steel cables and coated with tar. As for the running rigging, 4.803 metres of vegetable fibre rope were used.
The fitting of the masts was finished and the more than 900 sq. m. of sails – one lateen and six square sails – were fastened. Once the winches were placed, the anchors were fastened to their davits, and the helm, compass, bell, stern light and belaying pins were put in their respective places, the galleon was finally ready to set sail on February 2011.

DIMENSIONS
Length overall: 49,40 m. (162 ft.)
Beam: 10,10 m. (33 ft.)
Depth: 6.07 m. (19 ft.)
Draught: 3,00 m. (9 ft.)
Weight: 589,00 Tn.

MASTS
Mainmast with yards for the Mainsail and the Topsail (square sails)
Foremast with yards for the Foresail and the Fore-Topsail (square sails)
Mizzen with the Mizzen sail (lateen sail)
Bowsprit and vertical sprit topmast with yards for the lower spritsail and upper spritsail (square sails)

SAILS
Main, Main-Topsail, Foresail, Fore-Topsail, Mizzen, Lower spritsail, Upper spritsail. Sail Area 965 m²

ROPES
10.415 m. (34.169 ft.) diameters between 16 and 80 mm.

PULLEY BLOCKS
iroko or oak wood

ARTILLERY
10 cast iron cannons on each side with iroko wood undercarriage

ANCHORS
2 cast iron admiralty anchors with wooden stocks (800 Kg each)

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Spain 2010,2,49€. Miniature sheet. EDIFIL 4560. SCOTT 3711

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Togo 2021,3,300 CFA - West African CFA franc Miniature sheet Yvert et Tellier TG BF2191
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The photographs were taken by me in Valencia in 2018.