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OCR: Rowing Trirem: into Battle About the Trirem: In the fifth century B.C.E the fast sleek Greek trirerme was the most deadly vessel on the seas crew f about 200 men transforme d the aared galley into an efficient wea pon f war As many as 170 rowers, stroking in time ta a pipe player's tune, maneuvered the trireme up to the side f the enemy ship .The trireme's underwater ram then slammed into the hull. Greek sol ldiers and archers on decl toak care of any remairing resistance as the enemy ship sark into the sea. Trrem oared diers deck taak remai ining