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The Manila galleon (Spanish: Galeón de Manila; Tagalog: Galeon ng Maynila) refers to the Spanish trading ships that linked the Philippines in the Spanish East Indies to Mexico , across the Pacific Ocean. The ships made one or two round-trip voyages per year between the ports of Manila and Acapulco from the late 16th to early 19th century. [2]
Merchant ships of the Philippines include merchant ships built, designed, or operated in or by the Philippines. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Santísima Trinidad was a galleon destined for merchant shipping between the Philippines and Mexico.Launched in 1751, she was one of the largest Manila galleons built. . Officially named Santísima Trinidad y Nuestra Señora del Buen Fin, and familiarly known as The Mighty (Spanish: El Poderoso), she is not to be confused with the ship-of-the-line the Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad ...
In 1574, the Teochew pirate, Lim A-hong, envious of the profits of the Hokkien Chinese merchant trade routes to Manila attempted to take over Manila himself with his force of wokou pirates, composed of a fleet of 62–70 ships, 3000 wokou Chinese pirates, and 400 wakÅ Japanese ronin, on November 29 and December 2, 1574, and was repelled both ...
Karakoa were distinct from other traditional Philippine sailing vessels in that they were equipped with platforms for transporting warriors and for fighting at sea. During peacetime, they were also used as trading ships. Large karakoa, which could carry hundreds of rowers and warriors, were known as joangas (also spelled juangas) by the Spanish.
Abercromby (1795 ship) HMS Abergavenny; Achilles (1781 ship) Active (1764 ship) Active (1800 ship) Active (1801 whaler) Adamant (1811 ship) Admiral Barrington (1781 ship) Admiral Cockburn (1814 ship) Admiral Colpoys (1792 ship) Admiral Gambier (1807 ship) Admiral Kingsmill (ship) Admiral Laforey (1797 ship) Admiral Mann (1800 ship) Adriatic ...
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Defending ships were also built by local communities, especially in the Visayas Islands, including the construction of war "barangayanes" that were faster than the Moro raiders and could give chase. As resistance against raiders increased, lanong were eventually replaced by the smaller and faster garay (which did not have outriggers ) in the ...