Book 6. (1 results) Raiders of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 14 | 5 | The major View more quotes about difference">difference, I would suppose, is that between the singly-banked and the doubly- or trebly-banked vessel. |
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Book 6. (7 results) Raiders of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 2 | The Dorna, a tarn ship, is not untypical of her class. |
| 14 | 3 | Accordingly I shall, in brief, describe her. |
| 14 | 4 | I mention, however, in passing, that a great variety of ram-ships ply Thassa, many of which, in their dimensions, their lines, their rigging and their rowing arrangements, differ from her considerably. |
| 14 | 5 | The major difference, I would suppose, is that between the singly-banked and the doubly- or trebly-banked vessel. |
| 14 | 6 | The Dorna, like most other tarn ships, is single-banked; and yet her oar power is not inferior to even the trebly-banked vessels; how this is I shall soon note. |
| 14 | 7 | The Dorna, like most tarn ships, is a long, narrow vessel of shallow draft. |
| 14 | 8 | She is carvel-built, and her planking is fastened with nails of bronze and iron; in places, wooden pegs are also used; her planking, depending on placement, varies from two to six inches in thickness; also, to strengthen her against the shock of ramming, four-inch-thick wales run longitudinally about her sides. |
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The Dorna, a tarn ship, is not untypical of her class.
Accordingly I shall, in brief, describe her.
I mention, however, in passing, that a great variety of ram-ships ply Thassa, many of which, in their dimensions, their lines, their rigging and their rowing arrangements, differ from her considerably.
The major difference, I would suppose, is that between the singly-banked and the doubly- or trebly-banked vessel.
The Dorna, like most other tarn ships, is single-banked; and yet her oar power is not inferior to even the trebly-banked vessels; how this is I shall soon note.
The Dorna, like most tarn ships, is a long, narrow vessel of shallow draft.
She is carvel-built, and her planking is fastened with nails of bronze and iron; in places, wooden pegs are also used; her planking, depending on placement, varies from two to six inches in thickness; also, to strengthen her against the shock of ramming, four-inch-thick wales run longitudinally about her sides.
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