ENGLISH:

The model represents the Greek bireme from the 6th Century before Christ. The garrison force was created by 50 oarsmen,
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who were sitting in two rows one above another (on each side 25) and by about another 10 soldiers. In the event of struggle M 1:72 C Daniel Dušek
the oarsmen left the oars and skulls and fought with the shields and swords. The protrusion on the forrard of the ship served
for sinking of the enemy ships, the boat strove to crash by that into the hull of the adversary boat. The ship was handled by
two rudders on the stern. The main drive of the ship was oared, the sail served only for longer lasting voyages. During the
battle the sail together with the mast were down swept on stern and the ship was driven entirely by oars and skulls.

Part list:
1 16a

0 Keel plywood 3mm 1ks 14a

1-10 Frames plywood 3mm 1ks
11,12 Bow reinforcement plywood 3mm 2ks
13 Deck plywood 0,6mm 2ks
14a,b Deck strip 2x4mm 15ks 15a
15a,b Beam strip 2x2mm 15ks
16a,b Seat strip 1,5x4mm 1ks
17 Mast reinforcement strip 2x3mm 35ks 13
18-20 Deck plywood 0,6mm 1ks
21 Planking strip 2x3mm 35ks
22 Wale strip 1,5x1,5mm 10ks 2
23 Rudder plywood 1,5mm 2ks
24
25-26
27a,b
28a,b
Rudder
Rudder
Bitt
Bitt
plywood 1,5mm
dowel 2,2mm
strip 2x2mm
strip 2x2mm
2ks
1ks
15ks
15ks
2 3

4
29 Railing strip 2x2mm 15ks
30 Railing strip 1,5x1,5mm 10ks 5
31-32 Railing plywood 1,5mm 1ks
33 Railing strip 2x2mm 15ks 6
0
34 Railing veneer 0,6mm 1ks
35 Mast dowel 3mm 1ks
7
36 Yard dowel 2,2mm 1ks
37 Oar strip 2x2mm 15ks 8
38 Rigging rope 0,4mm 5m
39 Sail sail cloth 1ks 9

Basic instructions: Before beginning of the construction please read thoroughly through the building instructions and be
particular in the sequence of the assembly steps. Before gluing please check whether the parts match together. Parboil the
beams in warm water before bending, thereby they become more flexible.

Colouring: The antique Greek ships have had the hull sealed by resin, whereby they have obtained the black colour. The
sides might have been coloured in red. An eye was painted on every side of the forrard. The deck was in colour of wood.

Sequence of the construction: 11

Picture 1: 1) From the parts 13 and 14a stick together the deck.
2) Stick to the deck 14a the beams 15a and on them the seats 16a. 1
Picture 2: 1) Thread the deck through the frames 2-9 and glue the frames to the keel 0.
Picture 3: 1) Glue to the keel also the frames 1, 10 and the reinforcements 11, 12, 17, it is necessary to grind by sand
paper the bow reinforcements 11, 12 so to be able to stick to them without problem the shell planking.
2) Stick to the frames the beams 15b and on them the seats16b.
Picture 4: 1) Stick the deck of plywood 18, 19, 20 to the frames.

Picture 5:

Picture 6:
2) Stick the deck from the beams 14b.
1) Stick the beams of the shell planking 21 and the wales 22 (first 21-1).
2) Glue to the shell planking the part 23.
1) Produce the front railing from the parts 31-34.
3 17

16b
2) Produce the railing from the parts 29 and 30.
15b
3) Produce the rudders from the parts 24 and 25 and thread them through the part 23. 16b
4) Stick to the rudders the handles 26 and tie the whole rudder to the part 23 by means of rope 38. 15b 16a
15a
5) Produce the bitts 27 and 28 and stick them to the deck.
6) Produce the mast 35 and the yard 36; tie the mast by means of rope 38 to the mast reinforcements 17.
7) Anchor the mast by means of rope 38 to the bitts 27 and to the stem-post and tie the yard to the mast 14
and to the bitt 28.
8) Drill the openings for oars to the hull. 13
9) Produce the oars 37 from the beam 2x2 mm by grinding them down by sand paper and stick them to
the hull. The upper row of oars is bound to the hull by means of rope 38.
Picture 7: 1) Sew the sail 39 and tie it to the yard 36. 10
2) Tie up the remaining rigging to the sail. 12
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38 36
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