A type of Roman ship, larger than a trireme. Although the name of the ship suggests so, the quinquireme did not have five banks of oars. Rather, it had five people to every three oars, so that there was more power available to pull every oar, and thus make the ship faster and more maneuvrable. Like all other Roman warships, the quinquireme had a bronze ram positioned near the bottom of the bow, submerged in the water. In the event of an engagement with an enemy ship or with pirates, the ship would try to position itself to ram the broadside of the ship, punching a hole in the hull, and thereby sinking it. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... A Greek trireme A Roman trireme Triremes were ancient war galleys with three rows of oars on each side. ...
Construction of a quinquireme would start with laying down a keel; the first course of boards would be joined directly to the keel with mortises and tenons.
Ropes on a quinquireme would have been made of hide or hemp; sails would be linen, made from flax.
A quinquireme would be beached for repairs, but also whenever it was not to be used for awhile (overnight or in bad weather, for example).
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