Eight Thousand Years of Maltese Maritime History: Trade, Piracy, and Naval Warfare in the Central Mediterranean

Tables

Tables 4.1. Specifications of a Typical Maltese Capitana 92 4.2. Specifications of a Typical Maltese Chebec 94 4.3. Number of Galleys Comprising the Galley Squadron of the Order, 1523–1798 95 4.4. Number of Galleys in Some Major Fleets During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 105 4.5. Galleys Built at the Birgu Arsenal 106 4.6. Comparison of Construction Activities in Maltese, French, and Venetian Shipyards, 1651–1740 107 4.7. Sources of Shipbuilding Material Imported to Malta 109 4.8. Galleys Built for the Order Outside of Malta 110 4.9. Maintenance and Construction Costs for the Galleys of the Order’s Squadron 114 4.10. Galley Foundations, 1598–1636 123 4.11. Ships Built by the Claramonte Foundation 127 4.12. Organization of the Order’s Naval Command Structure 128 4.13. Ships of the Sailing Men-of-War Squadron Used and/or Built by the Order of Saint John, 1700–1798 132 4.14. Third-Rate Ships Forming the Squadron, 1700–1798 138 4.15. Comparison of the Major European Fleets and the Fleet of the Order in the Eighteenth Century 139 5.1. Prices for Captured Vessels Sold in Malta, 1662 150 C.1. Measurements of Hull and Deck Elements 201 C.2. Mast and Spar Dimensions 201 C.3. Iconographic Sources Consulted for Reconstruction 203 C.4. Sources Consulted for the Reconstruction of the Hull 204 C.5. Measurements Used for Reconstruction 205 C.6. Sources Consulted for the Reconstruction of Rigging Details 206 D.1. Summary of Major Naval Undertakings of the Order, Information Regarding Naval Forces, and Major Historical Events Affecting the Mediterranean, 1523–1798 209 ...