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

A military boat called the "bireme" came into use in Greece about six or seven centuries before Christ.

From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff

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

In the collection of Dr. Sturge there is a vase of this period, ornamented with a painting of a bireme, which is as rakish and elegant in appearance as Fig.

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

This Greek bireme, with its shallow hull and lofty, open superstructure, could hardy have been a seaworthy vessel.

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