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Today let's talk a little bit about the past ⚓ BAŞTARDA 🔱 Bastarda or bastarde is the name given to a warship of the towing type, a larger type of galley. It comes from the Italian term galea bastarda and describes a ship larger than a galley, used as the ship of a naval commander, an admiral or a high-ranking commander (patrona). They were usually oar-powered and Ottoman galleys had 26-32 pairs of oars, each oar being pulled by 5-7 oarsmen. However, they could also have two or a single spar and could also sail. Since they were the largest warships of the period, the Ottoman Empire attached great importance to the production of the archipelago in the 17th century. In the 18th century, it was replaced by galleons that could only sail. However, the last towing type ships were still the galleys and currently the only surviving towing galley/ galley type ship is an Ottoman Hünkar Baştardasi in the Istanbul Naval Museum. Bastarda, a warship of the galley class, usually larger than a galley, usually propelled by oars but also equipped with sails. For the Ottoman navy, three different types of galleys can be distinguished: - The half or middle basardas - Pasha's forecastle - Hünkar Baştardas Photograph: Hünkar Baştardas 🚢 #MaritimeIndustry #Shipping #MarineTechnology #MaritimeInnovation #OceanTransportation #PortsAndTerminals #MarineEngineering #MaritimeLogistics #MaritimeTrade #NavalArchitecture #Seafarers #MaritimeSafety #Oceanography #MaritimeLaw #MarineEnvironment #MaritimeEducation #MaritimeHistory #Shipbuilding #MaritimeEconomics #MaritimeSecurity #CruiseShipDepartures #MaritimeMastery #sea #sealife #sealovers #sail #sailing #sailors #marine #seaman #lifeatsea #seafriends #MaritimeIndustry #Shipping #MarineEngineering #MaritimeLogistics #MaritimeTrade #NavalArchitecture #Seafarers #MaritimeSafety  #MaritimeHistory #Shipbuilding

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