西班牙大型帆船，蓋倫，是裝備精良的戰(zhàn)船，同時(shí)可以裝載大批貨物。它們最為人熟知的是在加勒比海域?yàn)槲靼嘌缹毑卮?duì)使用，但是在東印度地區(qū)的貿(mào)易中也被所有的國(guó)家使用。蓋倫最初是在16世紀(jì)發(fā)展起來(lái)的，但在18世紀(jì)，由于東印度商船和戰(zhàn)列艦的興起，使它變得多少有些過(guò)時(shí)了。

　　Galleon is well-armed warship also capable of taking aboard large amounts of cargo. They are most well-known for their role in the Spanish treasure fleet in the Caribbean, but are no less usable in the East Indian trade and all nations employ them. Galleons were originally developed during 16th century. During 18th century they will become somewhat obsolete because ship types like East Indiaman and Ship of the Line.

　　8.東印度商船

　　基于到印度漫長(zhǎng)而艱辛的航行經(jīng)驗(yàn)，東印度商船被設(shè)計(jì)出來(lái)。這種級(jí)別是當(dāng)時(shí)噸位最大的商船，排水量1100至1400噸。從1602年到18世紀(jì)末，至少1461艘此型船只被用來(lái)從中國(guó)和亞洲，運(yùn)送香料和茶葉等到歐洲。東印度商船不僅僅被設(shè)計(jì)用來(lái)貿(mào)易，他們也有足夠的武器來(lái)保護(hù)自己。他們的涂裝經(jīng)常都類似于戰(zhàn)艦，實(shí)際上，在不運(yùn)送貨物的時(shí)候，他們是非常接近的戰(zhàn)艦的。

　　East Indiamen were designed out of the experiences gathered from long and arduous voyages to India. This class of ships were the largest merchant vessels around, measuring between 1100 and 1400 tons. From 1602 until the end of the 18th century, at least 1461 ships of this type voyaged around, transporting spices, tea and china from Asia to Europe. The East Indiaman was not solely designed for trading purposes though, these ships were well armed to defend themselves. They were often even painted to resemble warships, and actually they were as close to warships as they were to merchant ships.