bireme

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On his first trip, the ship was a ratty old bireme captained by Agostino Contarini, one of the most notorious profiteers on the Jaffa run.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is proved by another illustration of a bireme on the same vase, in which the steering oars are clearly seen.

From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.

On the other side is a painting of a complete bireme, which, on account of its antiquity and the peculiarities of its structure is of extraordinary interest.

From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.

Hast seen yet the charming Ionian girl who is to smite thy heart like the sharpened beak of a war bireme when it sends its prow into the soft pinewood sides of an enemy's ship?

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard

As he had taken possession of the German boat, they were pursuing on the captured bireme other Roman ships that were flying to Arbor.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix