During the peak of Terranova whaling (1560s–1580s) the Spanish Basques used well-armed galleons of up to 600–700 tons, while the French Basques usually fitted out smaller vessels.
Tijekom vrhunca kitolova naTerranovi (1560te -1580te) španjolski Baski koriste dobro naoružane galije u od 600-700 tona, dok su francuski Baski obično koristili manja plovila.