Ancient Egyptian military ship 1200-ies BC

According to ancient Egyptian bas-reliefs known Swedish scientist W. Navy history Lundstrem has restored the image of the Egyptian military ship 1200-ies BC. e. A ship was rather elongated body with a strong cross-set, based on a strong pitching frame, allowing abandon longitudinal ties rope, so typical of merchant ships. Keel beam at the bow end with a metal ram in the form of an animal head. At the far serving to strengthen one ahtershtevne, but a large steering oar.

For more strength shell attached banks going from side to side. Rowers sheltered from the arrows of falshbortom, whose height was 80, see ends of the ship fixed safe place for Luchnikov, which are, moreover, in wicker basket at the top mast. Egyptian Archers who had armament in the long-range (150-160 defeat m) bows were the main shock force of an Egyptian ship. Such vessels built a length of 30-40 m.

Set the ship - skeleton, the skeleton hull, consisting of longitudinal and transverse links.

Bank - board seating grebtsov.