BATELA of GRADO
Boats
Boat of the area of Grado, a town and commune in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
GOZZO LIGURE
Boats
Typical boat of Sicily. For the construction of the model, I followed the plans of E. Guerreri and S.Bellabarba.
BATANA COPPERTA of ROVINJ
Boats
Typical boat of the aera of Rovigno, Istria on the north Adriatic Sea.
SPAGNOLETTA
Central Mediterranean
Typical fisherman's boat of Algeria which exists today. The model of the boat is a replica of Spagnoletta of the year 1938. Plans by S.BELLABARBA and E. GUERRERI.
BYZANTINE DROMON 4
Byzantine
The dromon or “runner” was the standard oared warship of this period. With 54 oars on each side, arranged in two banks, above and below deck, it could manage about 4 knots under ideal conditions.
BYZANTINE DROMON 3
Byzantine
The dromon or “runner” was the standard oared warship of this period. With 54 oars on each side, arranged in two banks, above and below deck, it could manage about 4 knots under ideal conditions. Two masts carried auxiliary triangular sails on long yardarms that crewmen could lower to the deck and stow before battle.
BYZANTINE DROMON 2
Byzantine
BYZANTINE DROMON was a type of galley and the most important warship of the Byzantine navy from the 5th to 12th centuries AD. For centuries Byzantium's seaborne-flank was defended by a fleet of swift galleys; armed with one of history's greatest secret weapons: Greek Fire!
BYZANTINE DROMON 1A
Byzantine
BYZANTINE DROMON was a type of galley and the most important warship of the Byzantine navy from the 5th to 12th centuries AD. For centuries Byzantium's seaborne-flank was defended by a fleet of swift galleys; armed with one of history's greatest secret weapons: Greek Fire!
BYZANTINE DROMON
Byzantine
BYZANTINE DROMON was a type of galley and the most important warship of the Byzantine navy from the 5th to 12th centuries AD. For centuries Byzantium's seaborne-flank was defended by a fleet of swift galleys; armed with one of history's greatest secret weapons: Greek Fire!