Oxford: Oxbow Monograph 31, 1993. 11.5 x 8.25". [xiv],120pp, Index, Glossary. Introduction by Dr. Basil Greenhill. Softcover, near fine condition (slight wear, gentle crease to rear cover). With photographs and several figures. Contributions by several scholars whose aim is "to resolve a long-standing controversy about the design and construction of this most famous and yet mysterious type of oared warship" (Fwd). Greek warship. ISBN 0946897581; Oxbow Monographs; 11.5 x 8.25 inches; 120 pages.

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Title: The Trireme Project: Operational Experience 1987-90, Lessons Learnt
Publisher: Oxbow Books, Oxford
Publication Date: 1993
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0946897581
ISBN 13: 9780946897582
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued

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The latest Trireme volume reports on a whole host of aspects of the sea trials and testing of Olympias. Contributors are: S Mc Grail (Experimental Archaeology); John Morrison (Triereis: The evidence from antiquity); John Coates (design of the experimental ship, rigging of oars, carrying troops, beaching); Owain Roberts (Rigging Olympias); Boris Rankov (Rowing Olympias); I Whithead (On `Better Sailing' qualities, mooring); Timothy Shaw (voyage and speed trials, resistance/speed curve, rowing at sea and astern, steering to ram). Final chapters review the lessons learned and the validity of the sea trials with a look forward to aims for the future.

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