Gallies were standard types of battleships and merchant ships on the
Mediterranean since 10th century. Gally was developed from Byzantine
vessel and was being used till 18th century. She was 60m in length,
7m wide, with draught of 3m. Her deadweight was 300 tons and she
carried about 500 men. Slaves and prisoners were being used for rowing.
She was armed with snorkel in the bows, with tool for moving from one
ship to another during battle, and guns were used later on. In
addition, gallies were used for sailing on the river Danube. Our version
of gally, so called "Sajka", was being used on the Adriatic.
