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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Was it typical for triremes to have sheet metal plating along the keel? It seems like that would have been very costly at the time.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

Not necessarily typical, but lead-bottomed ships are known from this period as a means of reducing wear-and-tear and maintenance costs!