Louie da fly Posted July 27, 2021 #1 Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) I just came across what I think is the most atmospheric (and useful for modellers of ancient vessels) video of the Olympias at sea - including footage of the rowers in action, showing the three levels very well, plus quite a bit with the Greek coast in the background - you could easily believe you'd been transported back to Ancient Greece. Edited July 27, 2021 by Louie da fly Richard Braithwaite, mtaylor, druxey and 5 others 6 1 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
Tony Hunt Posted July 28, 2021 #2 Posted July 28, 2021 Man, that looks like hard work. I wonder how long a crew could maintain that sort of rowing effort at a stretch? Did they have two watches? mtaylor 1 Quote
Louie da fly Posted July 29, 2021 Author #3 Posted July 29, 2021 There's been a lot of study on this. Yes, it was hard to keep rowing strongly for any length of time, though an easier pace can be kept up for longer. The Olympias was a good source of practical information on these issues. Steven Tony Hunt and mtaylor 2 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
Cathead Posted July 29, 2021 #4 Posted July 29, 2021 Fantastic video, thanks for sharing. I sent it to my brother, who's long been interested in ancient Greek history. Louie da fly and mtaylor 2 Quote Eric Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1893 steamboat Peerless; 1853 steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West; Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch
Smile-n-Nod Posted August 11, 2021 #5 Posted August 11, 2021 The opening of that video reads "Trireme in New York City Inc.". Was that trireme actually rowed in New York? If so, how was it transported across the Atlantic? mtaylor 1 Quote Brett D.
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