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: Received: 22 June 2022 / Approved: 27 June 2022 / Online: 27 June 2022 (04:09:47 CEST)
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Asgarov, R. The Hull of A Galleon: An Archaic Construction or A Masterpiece of Ship Design. Preprints2022, 2022060349. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0349.v1
Asgarov, R. The Hull of A Galleon: An Archaic Construction or A Masterpiece of Ship Design. Preprints 2022, 2022060349. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0349.v1
Asgarov, R. The Hull of A Galleon: An Archaic Construction or A Masterpiece of Ship Design. Preprints2022, 2022060349. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0349.v1
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Asgarov, R. (2022). The Hull of A Galleon: An Archaic Construction or A Masterpiece of Ship Design. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0349.v1
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Asgarov, R. 2022 "The Hull of A Galleon: An Archaic Construction or A Masterpiece of Ship Design" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0349.v1
Abstract
The Galleon was considered a masterpiece of shipbuilding in the sixteenth century, but from a modern point of view, the shape of her hull looks archaic and primitive. However, how accurate is this perception? Is the hull form of Galleon primitive? What were the reasons for its unique design features? This article investigates these questions by directly analysing the hull’s features from the point of view of modern ship’s theory, as well as from a historical perspective. A careful evaluation of specific design criteria of a typical Galleon, together with analysing a 3D model of its hull on modern software, with further insight for the seakeeping behaviour of Galleon with a comparison to more modern full-rigged ship (Barque of 19 CE), showed that these features were not random, but instead had a good rationale behind it, and served specific and carefully decided functions, required at the time.
Keywords
history of shipbuilding; Galleon hull; Barque hull; seakeeping analysis; CFD analysis; 3D model
Subject
Engineering, Marine Engineering
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
