Ancient Penteconter Argo (reconstruction)

[Ayanamikun]

Argo is a reconstruction of an ancient Mycenaean 50-oared warship, a penteconter. She was built in 2006 in the city of Volos, along the precedence set by Olympias. She undertook many experimental voyages across the Aegean, especially a 650 mile voyage. She is now in need of a permanent museum, to house her as an exhibit.

28.5m x 4.2m
Discription from the official page:

50 piston rowing boat (solitary fifty) with a simple auxiliary sails, built without frames semi-worked wood forest. Prehistoric ship of the 14th century BC Belongs to the typology of mainland shipbuilding school is in the same family with the long boats of Homer and later known plungers warships of antiquity.

More info:
http://www.argonautes2008.gr/en/argo-sh ... -ship.html

[Ayanamikun]

Another picture of her on the move.