El Galeon, a reconstruction of a 16th century Spanish galleon, will appear at the Tall Ships Erie 2016 Festival, which begins Sept. 8 and concludes Sept. 11.

The three-masted wooden vessel is 170 feet in length and weighs 495 tons.

The vessel's home port is Seville, Spain.

Flagship Niagara League officials announced the addition to their lineup today at a news conference outlining a partnership with Erie Insurance and Tall Ships America.

"Right now, (El Galeon) is in San Juan, Puerto Rico, basking in the sun and giving tours to people there,'' Flagship Niagara League Executive Director Shawn Waskiewicz said. "From there, it's going to Florida for appearances and tours. Then they will make their way up the Atlantic and they will be sailing in all the Great Lakes this summer and will be at a majority of the tall ships festivals. I've been working on their contract for the past couple months and it finally worked out.''

Ten ships are scheduled to appear at the four-day Erie festival, including the U.S. Brig Niagara and the schooner Porcupine, a historical "representation'' of a War of 1812 gunboat that is being built at Erie's Bayfront Maritime Center.