This free ship plan of a trireme is brought to us by French Vice-Admiral François-Edmond Pâris in his Souvenirs de Marine Conservés. Titled “Trière Athénienne restituée par M. le C. Amiral Serre 1882,” it roughly translates to “Athenian trireme returned (plan reconstructed?) by Counter-Admiral (Rear Admiral) Serre.”
While the term “Trireme” is normally used to describe ancient warships, the term may also refer to medieval and early modern galleys with three banks of oars per side. According to Wikipedia,
“The rowing arrangement of these differed considerably, though, since knowledge of the multi-level structure of the original triremes was lost some time during Late Antiquity.”
Based on the differences in the rowing arrangement between this ship and plans I’ve found of ancient triremes, I’m guessing it is more likely a Medieval galley than an ancient trireme.
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Where’s the Hypozomata (large ship-length tension cable below the deck somewhere)? My understanding is that the ships could not function without them.
Pâris was mainly concerned with preserving a record of ships lines, and often gave just cursory attention to rigging, let alone interior structures. This particular plan was created by someone else, most likely extrapolated from images rather than actually measuring the original craft, so there are bound to be some missed items.