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 George C. V. Holmes
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 George C. V. Holmes
The large figures at the stern seem to point to the bireme of Fig.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by George C. V. Holmes
It is probable that the Greeks did not originate the bireme, but borrowed the idea from the Phœnicians or possibly from Egypt.
From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Willis Duff Piercy
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