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
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
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 Felix Dahn
To increase the driving force and the speed, they added a second and then a third bank of oars, thus producing the "bireme" and the "trireme."
From A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens
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
