Galleon vs. Carrack
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Difference Between Galleon and Carrack
Galleonnoun
(nautical) A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.
Carracknoun
A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.
Galleonnoun
a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
Carracknoun
a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
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