Oared vessel tactics were the dominant form of naval tactics used from antiquity to the late 16th century when sailing ships began to replace galleys and...
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Galley (section Similar oared vessels)
suffix -reme from rēmus, "oar". A monoreme has one bank of oars, a bireme two, and a trireme three. A human-powered oared vessel is not practically feasible...
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Sailing ship tactics were the naval tactics employed by sailing ships in contrast to galley tactics employed by oared vessels. This article focuses on...
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Ships of ancient Rome (section Naval tactics)
Major tactics of naval vessels in combat included physically ramming the enemy boats, brushing alongside with oars retracted to break their oars, or attempting...
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Warship (redirect from Vessel of war)
Ship) was a Chinese oared vessel of the 16th century inspired by the Portuguese galley. Torpedo boat, are small, fast surface vessels designed for launching...
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allowed the vessels to become better built. The Punic Wars are some of the most notorious wars in history, and the naval vessels and tactics used in all...
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Hellenistic-era warships (section Oar system)
"Hellenistic Oared Warships 399-31 BC". In Morrison, John S.; Gardiner, Robert (eds.). The Age of the Galley: Mediterranean Oared Vessels Since Pre-Classical...
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thematic topics: Galley tactics: Naval tactics from the earliest times to the Battle of Lepanto (1571), the last major battle in which (oar-propelled) galleys...
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Gunboat (section Surviving vessels (incomplete))
in 1854 during the Crimean War. The Russian vessels had the distinction of being the last oared vessels of war in history to fire their guns in anger...
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