The Persian ships were larger and relied on closing to enemy ships to board. The Greek ships were lighter and more manoeuverable, and relied on ramming and sinking the opposition.
Often by ramming them with specially-constructed rams built into the ship structure. Persian ships did the same but being larger usually tried to board. The agility of the Athenian ships gave an advantage.
The Portuguese invented the three-masted ship in the 1400's. These type of ships replaced the ships that had an oared galley. Three-masted ships were easier to steer.
They conned the Persians into splitting their fleet, then enticed them into the narrow waters between Salamis and Athens, where they again had to split their fleet and advance through the narrow chanels with exposed flanks. In this, the smaller more manoeuverable Greek ships were able to outmanoeuvre the heavier Persian ships.
The ships weren't superior to those of the Spanish armada. Instead supposedly there was an English wind which made the ship sail faster and the English used that to their advantage. They ended up setting their ships on fire and sent them ramming into the Spanish ships. Due to the wind, by the time the Spanish realized what was happening, it was to late to turn around.
using water cannons and ramming greenpeace ships
The Persian ships were larger and relied on closing to enemy ships to board. The Greek ships were lighter and more manoeuverable, and relied on ramming and sinking the opposition.
Ironclads could destroy wooden enemy ships using either cannon fire or by ramming them.
At the Battle of Salamis, the Greek ships were built specifically for fighting at sea, whereas the Persian ships were not, and also the Greeks were much better sailors. The mast and sails were taken down and stowed for fighting, and the ships were maneuvered entirely by the oarsmen. The Persian ships were sunk by ramming them.
Often by ramming them with specially-constructed rams built into the ship structure. Persian ships did the same but being larger usually tried to board. The agility of the Athenian ships gave an advantage.
The Portuguese invented the three-masted ship in the 1400's. These type of ships replaced the ships that had an oared galley. Three-masted ships were easier to steer.
Claude Daley has written: 'Parametric model study of ships ramming multi-year ice floes' -- subject(s): Ice prevention, Sea ice, Mathematical models, Naval architecture, Ships, Ice strengthened vessels
Ships were invented prior to written records. Thus, we do not know who invented them. Ships were useful to the Greeks because they allowed travel to various islands and they permitted trade, which would have been far more arduous over land.
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They conned the Persians into splitting their fleet, then enticed them into the narrow waters between Salamis and Athens, where they again had to split their fleet and advance through the narrow chanels with exposed flanks. In this, the smaller more manoeuverable Greek ships were able to outmanoeuvre the heavier Persian ships.
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