archaeological work repeatedly refers to this ship as a galleon.

Outside the Iberian peninsula, the term "galleon" was not often used. For instance, though English shipwrights certainly built galleon-type vessels, they simply referred to them as "ships". In present-day usage, these types are referred to as galleons, with the term "race-built galleon" being applied to those with lower upper-works. In Holland, a "pinnas" was a galleon-type ship, and in the Baltic, "kravel" was used (a term connected with their carvel construction).

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