The Trireme Project
Operational Experience, 1987-90, Lessons Learnt
Published in June 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-0-946897-58-2 (ISBN)
Description
Describes the latest experimental manoueuvres with Olympias, the full size reconstruction of an ancient Greek warship, manned by an international crew of oarsmen.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
text figs and photos.
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-946897-58-2 (9780946897582)
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Content
Summary of the Trireme controversy, T. Shaw; experimental archaeology, Sean McGrail; evidence from antiquity, J. Morrison; the design of an experimental trireme, John Coates; rigging a reconstructed trireme, Owain Roberts; voyage and speed trials in 1990, T. Shaw; the resistance/speed curve, T. Shaw; rowing Olympias - a matter of skill, Boris Rankov; rowing astern, T. Shaw; the meshing of the oars in Olympias and in a "stretched" design, T. Shaw; carrying troops in trireme, J. Coates; beaching a trireme, J. Coates and T. Shaw; mooring, Ian Whitbread; steering to ram, T. Shaw; the sea trials and the lessons of the reconstruction in retrospect and aims for the future, John Coates.