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

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 Stevens, William Oliver

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 Holmes, George C. V.

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

The vessel shown is a bireme with two decks.

From Early European History by Webster, Hutton