Galley Washington 1776 PlansThis project was designed for the NRG by Jeff Staudt. There are ten sheets of plans along with a monograph detailing every step in its construction. This is a POF model. About the Galley Washington The Continental Galley Washington was a lateen rigged, two masted row galley built in the autumn of 1776 on Lake Champlain at Skenesboro N. Y. On October 6 1776, she joined the small fleet established and commanded by Brigadier General Benedict Arnold.