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'Galiots' (or 'galliots') were types of ships from the Age of Sail.
In the Mediterranean, galiots were a type of smaller galley, with one or two mast and about 20 oars, using both sails and oars for propulsion. Warships of the type typically carried between 2 and 10 cannons of smaller calibre, and between 50 and 150 men.
From the 17th century, in Holland, galiots were 1 or 2-masted ketch-like ships, with a rounded bow and aft, like a fluyt. They weighted between 50 and 300 tonnes, and had lateral stabilisers. They were used mainly for trade in Holland and Germany.
In France, galiots were two-masted bomb vessels, the size of corvettes.