Replica 17th century warship to sail into London next week

A full-sized replica of a 17th-century Spanish warship is due to arrive in London next week.

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00:00A full-sized replica of a 17th century Spanish warship is due to arrive in London next week.

00:08Tower Bridge will be opened at around 4pm on September 23rd to let the 500-tonne Galleon

00:15Andalusia pass through before it arrives at St Catherine docks.

00:20Galleon Andalusia launched in 2009 and has since covered over 70,000 nautical miles.

00:27This year, the vessel has crossed ports in France, Germany, the Netherlands and multiple

00:32UK cities.

00:34It is a unique example of the type of trading and fighting vessels used by the Spanish Crown

00:40for maritime expeditions from the 16th to the 18th century.

00:46Ships like the Galleon Andalusia establish trade routes between Spain, the Americas and

00:51the Philippines.

00:52For more on this, head to LondonWorld.com.