Galleons

galleons are, well, cliche, age of sail ships to be honest, also PIRATES DID NOT USE GALLEONS!!!!!!!!

characteriseation
ggalleons have beaks at the front. and have 4 to 5 masts and have a tall area at the back

history
galleons evolved from carracks and great carracks, while originaly they where warships, they became the main income source for spain!

at the time theywhere the up there with the larger ships, but evetuly they where rendered ubsoete as faster and better armed Ships of the line came in.