Maritime history of Malta

thumb|250px|right|A Maltese luzzu

settee-rigged boat originating in Malta

300px|right|thumb|Maltese speronara flying the Flag and coat of arms of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta|Hospitaller flag as depicted in a 1778 painting by [[Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros]]

thumb|300px|Dgħajjes in Birgu in 2013