Galeone Veneto
built about 1530 under the name Candia after the city of Crete.
• Scale: 1:43
• Hull length: 77 cm / 33,0 m
• Width: 14 cm / 8,5 m
• Height: 64 cm / 37,0 m
• Mass: 3 Kg / 640 to
• Drive: Sailor
• built: 1984 by H.Raschle, according to the plans of an unknown Italian
• Workload: ca. 250 hours
• Display case: no
• Construction materials: different types of wood and brass
• Price: 2’400 sFR
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Story:
At the end of the summer of 1538, a fleet of 302 Holy League ships set sail, including the galleon Candia.
The commander Alessandro Condalmiero of Candia was the Venetian captain.
Ad din Barbarossa was lured to the open sea and took up the pursuit of the Allied squadron, so that it finally came on 28 September 1538 to battle.
The Candia was destroyed by the first opposing volleys of the mainmast – at the same time set in a doldrums.
Thus, fate became part of her, that she had to remain alone in the catchment area of the Ottoman ships, while the rest of the fleet formed somewhat detached to the order of battle.
The maneuverable Candia was able to defy several waves of attacking Ottoman oars by Captain Condalmiero allowed the opponents get pretty close and then fired broadsides at the opponents.
Through this tactic, the Candia could actually survive the whole day and thus proved their superiority over the oars.
Although the Ottoman side had 400 dead and 800 injured, the battle for the Holy League was lost.
Nevertheless, the course of the battle, in particular the Trutz of the galleon Candia, influenced the future construction of ships and the approach of naval battles.
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