page_title: Ghali (ship)
section_title: Eastern Indonesia
hierarchical_section_title: Ghali (ship) / History and description / Eastern Indonesia
caption_attribution_description: English: Cropped image of a bigger map, showing a galley in full sail, south of Bay of Gilolo, West of the island of Gilolo. North is to the right of the picture. Bahasa Indonesia: Gambar yang dipotong dari peta yang lebih besar, menunjukkan galai dengan layar penuh, selatan Teluk Gilolo, sebelah barat pulau Gilolo. Utara ada di sebelah kanan gambar.
context_page_description: Ghali, gali or gale refers to several types of galley-like ships from Nusantara archipelago. In the archipelago, already existed several native galley-like ships, some with outriggers. A ghali is the result of mediterranean impact of native shipbuilding, particularly introduced by the Arabs, Persians, Ottoman Turks, and Portuguese. However the terms may refer to Mediterranean vessels built by local people, or native vessels with Mediterranean influence.
context_section_description: In eastern Indonesia, a type of vessel called galé (lit. galley) adapted by the Spanish and the Portuguese for use in the Philippines and eastern Indonesia. It was long and narrow, the vessel narrowed considerably fore and aft. The length is 7 or 8 times its breadth. It had a deck running the whole length of the boat and was propelled by long oars. A special deck was built for the fighting men, and along the whole length of the galley were placed shields to protect the rowers and the soldiers.
caption: A galley in full sail, at the West of the island of Gilolo (now Halmahera).
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