GALEON ANDALUCIA enters SKD marina

[@ThamesShips]

In the previous video, we saw GALEON ANDALUCIA sailing under Tower Bridge on 23rd September 2024. Once it had passed through Tower Bridge for the second time, GALEON ANDALUCIA entered St Katharine Docks marina. This video shows GALEON ANDALUCIA entering the lock that separates the marina from the River Thames and then passing from the lock into the marina itself.

[@oc2phish07]

Living in London, I was lucky enough to be able to go down to St Katherine Dock to see this marvellous ship, and also to go on board on the 27th September 2024. Absolutely fantastic and I would like to thank the crew for their warm welcome on board and their hospitality.

[@ThamesShips]

Yes - I agree. 👍

[@patrikcalloch7953]

this is not a replica ! I saw her in France and discover she is like a Disney attraction in fiber glass , iron and a few wood . I don't be sure she can sail at deep sea .

[@danimoonspell10]

​@@patrikcalloch7953 Yes, it is a replica of a galleon. Measurements, weights, size of masts, common spaces and everything related to what a galleon was like for centuries were studied. They built it mostly out of oak wood, but they also used modern materials of our time to make it safer. For example, it can sail, but it also has a motor. The boat was launched in Huelva and navigation tests were carried out on the high seas for a few months. All the best.

[@arr64lima63]

What humanity accomplished hundreds of years ago is beyond belief. Thank you for this video and it's precursor. Cheers from Arkansas, USA.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching and greetings from this side of the pond. 👍

[@philipdurling1964]

Now we can get some idea of what the English navy was up against during the reign of QE1. These amazing ships built the 1st global empire, sailing to India, China and Japan as well as the Americas.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching.

[@jmarin5539]

I just watched the footage of GALEON ANDALUSIA entering St Katharine Docks, and I can't believe how tight it was for the galleon to fit through the lock! It’s a miracle it didn’t get damaged I wonder how they overlooked such a narrow entrance in LOndon. Thanks for sharing this amazing video!

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video. 👍 Yes - it was a tight squeeze but I am sure that they did all the calculations before it arrived! It will be interesting watching it depart again.

[@frankrullmeigas9999]

!! viva Andalucía, viva España y viva Gran Bretaña !!

[@ThamesShips]

👍👍👍

[@milagrosacunaboullosa5773]

Blas de Lezo nunca daría un viva a Gran Bretaña.

[@JamesSmith-ui2hv]

@@milagrosacunaboullosa5773English people don't know who Blas de Lezo was , I don't think they really want to know about him , they only know about Captain Cook and a bit about Nelson

[@iber4356]

No es bueno, ni prudente, ser analfabetos. La Historia tiende a repetirse cada cierto tiempo.

[@milagrosacunaboullosa5773]

@@JamesSmith-ui2hv Los militares ingleses saben perfectamente quién es Blas de Lezo, su derrota más vergonzosa. El Gobierno inglés tapó la historia de su derrota y la convirtió en victoria, pero los hechos son los hechos y la verdad es la verdad la diga Agamenón o su porquero. Por otro lado a los ingleses les gusta más tirar bengalas en los campos de fútbol que la historia

[@jerusalem7372]

Aunque fuimos enemigos hay que reconocer al pueblo britanico su deferencia con el galeón español y permitirle exibirse en el corazón de su capital. Nadie como ellos para saber admirar estas joyas. La diferencia de las verdaderas grandes naciones de la historia, seguras de si mismas y sin complejos. Mis respetos. Gracias.

[@ThamesShips]

👍

[@barbasevic]

Que esperas que lo recibieran a cañonazos..... Ande que

[@victorcampos-v3x]

O maior galeão doando no século 17 foi fabricado no nordeste do Brasil, ou seja pelos idos de 1.700. O Brasil fabricou junto com os engenheiro portugueses o maior galpão da época, e esse aí é fibra de vidro ferro e algumas madeiras.

[@chinoyhealingfoodstravels8888]

Greetings from Redondo Beach 🇺🇸🇺🇸You captured an unforgettable event. Wonderful video of the galleon crossing under the Tower Bridge👍🏽👍🏽

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video. 😃😃

[@victorcampos-v3x]

​@@ThamesShipsfibra ferro e algumas madeiras. Aguentará navegar com velas?

[@ThamesShips]

@@victorcampos-v3x Sí, el barco puede utilizar velas, pero normalmente sólo cuando está en el mar.

[@lorenacharlotte8383]

Wow! That is a beautiful ship. It looks like from a movie.

[@ThamesShips]

Yes - a number of people came to see it sailing through Tower Bridge and entering the marina. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@Kirribilli_ships]

Thank you for this. It is very interesting seeing her up close and to look at the detail of the timber work on her hull and the design of her elegant bow. She is a wonderful replica.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks. Yes - it was very interesting to see her up close. She is in London until 7th October.

[@johnsmith-zv1lo]

During construction, a completely original and innovative technique was used: the hull and decks were built up in layers of fibreglass and after that the whole structure was lined with wood.

[@ThamesShips]

@@johnsmith-zv1lo Thanks for the information. 👍

[@Kirribilli_ships]

@@johnsmith-zv1lo Thanks for the information. That's really interesting that they used fibreglass to form the shape then layers of timber on top.

[@chrisgosling5954]

Excellent video! I spent a week in St Kat's while living aboard my little yacht "Pamela Jane" way back in 2000!

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for the information and for your kind comment. Yes - I think it is a great place to spend some time. 👍

[@adrianbanks2089]

A Great Ship ! ( The Weather was Kind )😊

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks - no rain thankfully!

[@Londonechoes]

This Ship is Beautiful! Thank you for sharing 😄

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks. It is in the marina until 7th October.

[@haroldmartin4547]

Awesome video, thank you👍👍👍 Excellent seamanship to get in the marina👍👍👍

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video and for your kind comment.

[@kevinmartin3859]

Would love to see it under full sail thank you for the video

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. Yes - I think that would be quite a sight! 👍

[@leandabee]

Incredible crewmanship, getting that monster through such a narrow entry 😳👌. As another commenter said, imagine the crew doing that before engines were invented, exquisite skill 👌 👏 👍

[@ThamesShips]

Yes - I agree. I believe that these large ships would have originally anchored in a harbour or close to land and then the crew would have transferred to smaller boats to take them to / from the land so that all this precise manoeuvring in tight spaces would not have been required.

[@leandabee]

@@ThamesShips 👌👏🇦🇺

[@ВладимирДоровский-д7е]

В 1996г. я посетил реплику колумбовской каравелы " Пинта" в п. Байона ( Испания)

[@cheanlopezferreira1438]

Tiene que.ser marvilloso,el olor a roble, el crujir de la madera,el adentrarse hacia lo desconocido ,esta epoca ,fue sin duda un ,,pico,, para la humanidad👍👍

[@ThamesShips]

👍

[@kashioable]

Stunning! i can't believe i missed it, I work just round the corner!

[@ThamesShips]

Maybe next time! I saw the information on the SKD marina X account. The Tower Bridge website is also a good source of information as it gives scheduled bridge lift times.

[@DH.2016]

Helped me visualise 'The Black Ship' in James Clavell's "Shogun" and how awesome that must have been for the Japanese. 😊

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. 👍

[@jaxric8518]

The original Black Ship would have been between double and triple the total tonnage of this galleon.

[@roncatton7101]

Now that is a wonderful sight.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. 👍

[@salvadorgallardofernandez4965]

Impresionante, precioso

[@ThamesShips]

👍👍

[@towdjumper5]

Great stuff!

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching and for the kind comment. 👍

[@steverogers3595]

Coisa fantástica. Não imaginei que ainda existisse máquina de guerra dessa magnitude no mundo. Mesmo sendo uma réplica e realmente um Espetáculo. 👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@ThamesShips]

👍👍

[@jeffrenman4146]

sooo cool ! thanks

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video and for your kind comment. 👍

[@harune5826]

Muhteşem görünüyor.insan bu geminin içinde bir ömür geçirebilir.

[@ThamesShips]

👍👍

[@alidavandenbergh-binnenvaart]

It is incredibly beautiful to see this ship entering the dock. It is not really an enormous ship, but it does impress. It must be exciting to sail on it on the ocean. Can it sail anywhere in the world you think?

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks. Yes - I think it could sail anywhere in the world. It can use its sails at sea so in theory the distance would not be a problem provided the wind was blowing (and it does have its engine as a backup as well).

[@alidavandenbergh-binnenvaart]

@@ThamesShips Thank you very much for your explanation!

[@davidbarnsley8486]

What an amazing boat and sailing still How good would it be if victory was in the same condition and we could sail her

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. 👍 Yes - it would be excellent.

[@chuckzimmerman3711]

Beautiful boat

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video. 👍

[@flyship]

Super Cool Ship !!!!

[@ThamesShips]

👍👍

[@Ллаула]

Впечатляет!! 😁😯😯😯😯👍👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@ThamesShips]

👍

[@johnkean6852]

Lived here 20 years. 100s of ships and yachts come and go. Live abroad now near Kyrenia Harbour Nth Cyprus. For entertainment/educational purposes only!

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the information. 👍

[@johnkean6852]

@@ThamesShips Not at all.

[@kennethbrennan2916]

Wonderful thank you.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. 👍

[@jesusmanuelquesada7361]

España debería de reconstruir La Santísima Trinidad, ese,ése, si que daba mucho miedo 😂, era el titanic de la época 😊

[@ThamesShips]

👍

[@lunkynkvi4k744]

😮 який він великий!!!

[@MrFroglips69]

Groovy video

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks! 👍

[@Deb-cr8qh]

What an apparition, truly from another age.

[@ThamesShips]

👍

[@pedrocodinacaceres7293]

Blas de Lezo entrando en London

[@KingsleyGallagher]

Quality ⚓️⛵️

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. 👍👍

[@МихаилКоролевский-ж5т]

Красавец галион. 🎉

[@ThamesShips]

👍

[@boataxe4605]

Now just imagine the skill of the men who sailed ships like this into ports before the invention of engines.

[@jayawilder3835]

Just what I was thinking. How did they do all that manoeuvring , especially once they'd reduced sail and entered the marina?

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. Yes - I believe they would have anchored the ship in the harbour or close to the land and then used smaller boats to move everyone and their supplies, etc to and from the shore.

[@matacabrones4317]

@@jayawilder3835 they used row boats as tugs

[@jayawilder3835]

​@@matacabrones4317thank you!

[@bernaldelcastillo1768]

This type of ship was used as freight carrier. The large galleons would be twice the size of this and could usually carry up to forty heavy cannons in the top deck and tons of ammo below deck

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for the information. 👍

[@claudiomiauro9399]

Me resulta cómico ver un galeón a motor.

[@Maudongh]

Wow amazing.... Masya Allah 😍

[@germanirish2]

with "Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis playing in the background..

[@bradwiebelhaus7065]

Cool.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. 👍

[@seawench555]

Magnificent piece of human engineering, she is stunning 🇦🇺👍dare I say it but she's got an Evil persona.

[@jayawilder3835]

Yes. I find her menacing. Ancestral memory, maybe?

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. 👍

[@AiisakaTaiiga]

what's crazy is that its on the smaller side compared to some behemoth of the time, no wonder entire forests disappeared in the process of making these

[@Deb-cr8qh]

Imagine crossing an ocean in that, without GPS. Radar or Sonar.

[@ThamesShips]

Yes - navigating by the stars.

[@Rachels123]

A little history on the vessel would have been nice

[@ThamesShips]

You can read about it's history here sailingshipsmaine.org/el-galeon

[@DjDenKot]

liked

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks! 👍

[@JuanJose-kt9oe]

Mira que ponerle el nombre de Andalucía a un galeón !!

[@JuanJose-kt9oe]

Le habría puesto un nombre antiguo. Por ejemplo el de "Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes"

[@FernandesLeona]

Do you guys know that this ship was under command by great great grand father

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for the information. 👍

[@edualapont]

Lo conseguimos

[@HoosierPete69.]

It must have scared the natives when they saw the first ship appear on the horizon.

[@dmo0]

Is it a black pearl? Yo ho ho? 😲😃💪👍🙂

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching.

[@НиколайКоровяковский-ч5ш]

Yo ho ho and bottle of rum

[@dougharlow6037]

Where is Johnny Depp when you need him? Absolutely magnificent ship. Thanks

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching.

[@MS-hw3xt]

What's the name of the Galeon?

[@ThamesShips]

Galeon Andalucia

[@MS-hw3xt]

@@ThamesShips Thanks man! ;)

[@dianawhite943]

Why oh why did we scupper the Fighting Temarare?!

[@ThamesShips]

I believe that there is a famous painting by Turner?

[@dianawhite943]

@@ThamesShips yes, there is, it‘s terrific but sad.

[@ThamesShips]

@@dianawhite943 I think the issue is that we do not appreciate things that we have at any moment in time. At one time the PS Waverley was one paddle steamer amongst many but now it is popular because it it the only sea going paddle steamer remaining. There have been many historic ships in the past which have been scrapped without people even thinking about it. We now look back on that with regret and wish that the scrapping had not taken place.

[@SP6QKX]

[@Mr_Flybacker]

Современная реплика, с дизельным вспомогательным двигателем и современной системой навигации. Но от этого не менее впечатляющая)

[@johnKey-go4gq]

BharbahrDoesaah.. Barbhouesa.. Yeyaaaaaaah

[@dwightlooi]

LOL... it wasn't sailing under the Tower Bridge. I was MOTORING under the Tower Bridge!

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video. 👍

[@dwightlooi]

@@ThamesShips I love ships...

[@pixie706]

These ships are rather cumbersome and I wonder how they coped before bow thrusters.

[@ThamesShips]

Good question! I would think that they probably anchored in a harbour or near to the land and then everyone was transferred to / from the shore in smaller (rowing?) boats. Any goods were probably also transferred in this way to / from the larger vessel.

[@rc6614]

They used to pull these ships with the rowboats out at sea when there was no wind. So I’m sure that’s what they did in harbors.

[@brendanukveteran2360]

Is this our new Flagship?....Oh - it can't be ours cos it is fully manned

[@truckergare]

That was like watching paint dry.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video! 👍

[@anthonyiocca5683]

She sits heavily on the water, minimal wave rocking.

[@ThamesShips]

👍

[@barbarag868]

Apart from wind what powers it .

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching. According to google, "Galeón Andalucía has two Guascor Power F180T2-SP engines that each produce 279 kW at 1,800 rpm."

[@elijahhodges4405]

You should at least play Andalucia by Victor Lopez while the ship creeps along.

[@ThamesShips]

Yes - good idea!

[@darkstatehk]

Surprised Sadiq Khan didn't call this a racist event. Beautiful ship. Long may it sail the seas. Somehow our historical naval differences have now united us.

[@ThamesShips]

Why would Sadiq Khan call it a racist event? I don't understand.

[@darkstatehk]

@@ThamesShips He can't, but we all know he's not a fan of colonial past times. Personally, I think this history is very important and we need to have these types of excursions in order to remind ourselves of the various cultural heritages. Thank you for posting this marvellous recreation of a 17th-century Spanish galleon, I hope I can have a chance to see it one day.

[@johnkean6852]

Are they going to refurb her, or have they just added her to their collection of olde ships? For entertainment/educational purposes only!

[@ThamesShips]

Galeon Andaluia is scheduled to depart on 7th October and I believe it will be open to visitors whilst it is in London.

[@johnkean6852]

@@ThamesShips Thank you for your reply. Hope you do a video as l'm retired abroad.

[@ThamesShips]

@@johnkean6852 👍

[@johnkean6852]

@@ThamesShips l look forward to it : )

[@gary1705]

What a shame the crew didn’t have traditional uniform on 🙈

[@ThamesShips]

Yes - that would have been a good idea. Thanks for watching the video. 👍

[@barbasevic]

Lo raro es no encontrase con piratas ingleses...!!!😂

[@JamesRogers-vs4vb]

Just shows how powerful the royal navy was to defeat the Spanish at trafalger cos that's some ship

[@oskarvelazquez1903]

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡Pregunta a Blas de Lezo

[@SydWaters1776]

That ship was motoring under that bridge, certainly wasn't sailing.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video! 😃👍

[@FundyisleLegacy]

Maybe it’s steam driven and was steaming not motoring

[@desubtilizer]

Correct, it does have an auxiliary diesel engine

[@chipps1066]

I assume that is a replica.

[@ThamesShips]

Yes.

[@JamesSmith-ui2hv]

I wonder if they have any plans to sail to America , the real one

[@felixmonagas3972]

está barco ha estado en USA Miami

[@JamesSmith-ui2hv]

@@felixmonagas3972 ok , the original America

[@jackyingram6998]

Please lose the commentary. It states the obvious and sounds forced and stiff. Otherwise a great video.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for the feedback. 👍

[@admiralbenbow5083]

She looks dark and threatening.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video. 👍

[@bob-jo5gd]

“SKD”?! Is Alphabet Soup now an official language?

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video. It stands for "St Katharine Docks marina". Sorry if this was unclear but it was explained in the video description. They often refer to themselves as "SKD" on their website.

[@arthuroldale-ki2ev]

Makes one realise what a filthy ugly world we live in now.

[@soulfirexit351]

Needs a good scrub.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video. 👍

[@carlishiggins]

very small ship, the original 17th century ships were way bigger massive than this midget ship, they made this replica smaller to cut costs

[@19piolin82]

Es un barco de un tamaño normal para 1590 por ejemplo.

[@JelMain]

@@19piolin82 Galeon is a large Mediterranean galley, originally. If you visit Southwark, a similar reconstruction of Drake's Golden Hinde is in dry dock: it's considerably smaller.

[@rummy9999]

@carlishiggins - that's misinformation. Please don't make stuff up and then inflict it on the rest of us. The Andalucia displaces 500 tonnes. Most 17th century galleons were less than 500 tons, although there were some Manila galleons that reached 2,000 tons. See, for example, the Wikipedia article on galleons.

[@JelMain]

@@rummy9999 It's a relic of Tudor propaganda, which tried to present them as something the size of a modern cruise liner! Some may have been somewhat larger, on the Mayan gold run, but he simply has to look at the two which have been recovered, the Wasa (1627) and the Mary Rose (1511), to have an idea of the size of a First Rate prior to Pepys and Phineas Pett.

[@francisco-pk5rt]

No es un galeón es una nao que era más pequeño

[@joebs22]

It's not a Galeon isa Nao

[@HendrikPeters-qt4zu]

Das Video ist viel zu monoton.

[@NS-ex6cm]

A Galeon with radar, radio, combustion engines, electricity and life saving devices is NOT a Galeon, it's just another modern ship with a 15th century looks.

[@JohnRyan-f2n]

Dirty looking boat

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video. 👍

[@fernandodamaceno7282]

In Uruguay, in the department of Colonia del Sacramento, we have the LORD CLIVE galleon sunk and totally complete. It would be nice if one day it could be removed and made into a great museum.

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for the information. 👍

[@fernandodamaceno7282]

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[@fernandodamaceno7282]

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[@fernandodamaceno7282]

@@ThamesShips Sir, watch these two informative videos, greetings.👍

[@jamesryandelossantos5073]

Where Captain Jack Sparrow?

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video!

[@demonslayer3358]

Анджинсан на ней идет с Японии

[@LeeMc-hl7so]

For goodness sake...paint a rainbow 🌈 on the side of it...hahaha....its all u England....

[@ThamesShips]

Thanks for watching the video.

[@LeeMc-hl7so]

@ThamesShips I hope 🙏 its headed to the 🎨 🖌 shop..bro...it looks like hell warmed over.

[@LeeMc-hl7so]

@ThamesShips Sorry, it is hell warmed over . Dam, the ironey

[@LeeMc-hl7so]

Lords, what a dump, Sirs...lets build a new one. ...Sell that one to the Franch ..hahah..1676