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- piece called a shutter, which is habitually mistermed a "poppett". An oarport is a hole cut through the side of the hull. The oar has to be p****ed through...
- 1670–1690 that were small two-decked sailing cruisers with a single row of oarports on the lower deck, close to the waterline. The three British galley frigates...
- They were designed for both sailing and rowing, and each had 15 pairs of oarports on the lower deck. They parti****ted in the second Azov campaign (1696)...
- hoplites or kataphraktoi. These would attempt to stab the rowers through the oarports to reduce mobility, and then join the melee. If boarding was not deemed...
- For maneuverability, it carried 14 pairs of oars which operated through oarports attached to a rectangular outrigger which improved the leverage for the...
- Oarsmen rowed sitting on the weather deck, above the gun deck, with the oarports attached to a rectangular outrigger that was designed to improve the leverage...