A Gaearrist or Sea-Blade
The Gaearrist (S."sea-blade") was a long keeled, large sailed gondorian war-galley. It could transport more soldiers than Umbarean dromons, lacked their maneuverability and seaworthiness. These ships were usually armed with two catapults and two heavy ballistae.
- Length:140 '
- Beam:18'
- Draft:
- Displacement:195 tons
- Freeboard:
- Keel:
- Construction:
- Strength:
- Deck:
- Forecastle:
- Midecastle:
- Aftercastle:
- Ram:
- Steering:
- Total Crew:
- Officers:
- Soldiers:70
- Sailors:50
- Rowers:240
- Turn Radius:
- Turn Speed:
- Oar Banks:
- No.Oars:
- Rowers/Oar:
- Slow Rowing:3 knots
- Fast Rowing:7.5 knots
- Ramming:
- Racing:
- Masts:
- Sail Type:2 lateen
- Slow Sail:2.5 knots
- normal Sail:
- fast Sail:10 knots
- max. Sail:
- Artillery:
- Provisions:10 days
- Cargo:
- Notes:
Notes[]
Original form in MERP:Aercrist
References[]
Based on lindefirion.net