Denis ParaskevatosMaster Craftsman

No. V

The Greek Galliot

1:65 · Greek privateer, 1821–1827

The Greek Galliot: Full view
Full view
The Greek Galliot: Full view
Full view
The Greek Galliot: Oars and lateen sails
Oars and lateen sails
The Greek Galliot: Oars and lateen sails
Oars and lateen sails
The Greek Galliot: Bow view
Bow view
The Greek Galliot: Bow view
Bow view
The Greek Galliot: In its display case
In its display case
The Greek Galliot: With Le Renard
With Le Renard
The Greek Galliot: With Le Renard
With Le Renard
The Greek Galliot: With Le Renard
With Le Renard
The Greek Galliot: With Le Renard
With Le Renard
The Greek Galliot: With Le Renard
With Le Renard
The Greek Galliot: With the schooner Dove
With the schooner Dove

The galiot, also spelled galliot or galiote, was a sailing vessel that also carried oars. It was about 19.8 m long and 5.5 m wide, and the type was used in three different eras of naval history.

Mediterranean galliots, specifically the three-masted, oared Greek galliots, were used in the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832) against the Ottoman Empire. That war ended with the support of Russia, Britain, France and other European powers. Greek galliots took part in the Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827, fought off the western coast of the Peloponnese at the place now called Pylos.

About the model

Denis’s galliot carries three lateen sails striped in red and a bank of oars along each side. It is displayed alongside the French cutter Le Renard.