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- # CHAPTER XXXV. GALLIOTS, COAST-OF-GUINEA-MAN, AND FLOATING CHAPEL
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a chapter from the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP) by Herman Melville. The chapter, labeled "CHAPTER XXXV. GALLIOTS, COAST-OF-GUINEA-MAN, AND FLOATING CHAPEL", was extracted from the text file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter's text spans lines 6841 to 6965 of the source file.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
The chapter follows "CHAPTER XXXIV. THE IRRAWADDY" and precedes "CHAPTER XXXVI. THE OLD CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE" within the novel. The text was extracted on January 30, 2026, by the "structure-extraction-lambda" process.
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The chapter discusses various maritime subjects. It begins by describing Dutch galliots and their appearance in the Liverpool docks. It then shifts to a description of a brig from the Coast of Guinea, which the narrator views as the "ideal of a slaver." The chapter also includes a description of a floating chapel, an old sloop-of-war converted into a mariner's church, and the efforts of clergy to reach sailors. The chapter is divided into three chunks, each containing a portion of the text.
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