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My homeless ships have now somewhere to moor and ship sheds to be dragged up into.

 This is based on ancient Miletus and I aim to make Rhodos and Piræus too.

Naval harbour in foreground, mercantile harbour background.

Another perspective. Model is made from high-density styrene cut out with knife.

When Athens got 5s

The Zea Harbour Project ( Danish Institute at Athens ) is an interesting ongoing project.

Recent excavations have found open slipways suitable for 5s to be hauled up on.

 

They date to  320s bc presumably and make a nice contribution to knowledge of the later Athenian navy. Maybe open slipways indicate the sheds inside the harbour were still used for 3s or 4s?

Video of the project in a nutshell.

Anyone else see the Angus McBride connection within the website?