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Mediterranean Oared Galley

Type Object Region Mediterranean Sea Time 1545–1571

The Mediterranean galley was the main combat and transport platform of the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg camp in 16th-century Mediterranean warfare…

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  1. 1541–1546Aegean Sea and Adriatic Sea · Adriatic SeaThe Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg-backed Venetian, papal, and Spanish forces maintained large galley fleets used for coastal blockade, troop projection, and escort duties.
  2. 1544–1545Off Tunis (Djerba) · TunisiaIn the 1544 Battle of Djerba, Ottoman and Habsburg-papal joint galley fleets fought a large-scale engagement, reflecting the central role of galleys in mid-16th-century Mediterranean warfare.

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