05-20-2006, 06:15 PM
Very interesting article! 
hock:
But there are quite reasonable doubts if Nemi ships ever existed and obelisk ship too, there are too many unanswered questions. Some people even believe that Nemi ships were fascits' forgery.
Here are some questions:
-propelling such a big ships by oars deemed impossible
-too big sails (doubtful to handle) how many men would be needed to hoist yard with sail? (both on obelisk carrier and Nemi ships) if we consider that some 30 men needed to hoist the frigate President topsailyard
-lake Nemi is very small (1.67 square km) such ships were probably not expected to sail (lake is surrounded by hills) but build solely sacred to deity?
-areas of rudders are very small, presumably insufficient to steer the vessel
-strange damage of ships at the end of the WW II.
and many more questions to be answered...
Anyway it would be interesting to hear from other people their opinions etc. :o
hock: But there are quite reasonable doubts if Nemi ships ever existed and obelisk ship too, there are too many unanswered questions. Some people even believe that Nemi ships were fascits' forgery.
Here are some questions:
-propelling such a big ships by oars deemed impossible
-too big sails (doubtful to handle) how many men would be needed to hoist yard with sail? (both on obelisk carrier and Nemi ships) if we consider that some 30 men needed to hoist the frigate President topsailyard
-lake Nemi is very small (1.67 square km) such ships were probably not expected to sail (lake is surrounded by hills) but build solely sacred to deity?
-areas of rudders are very small, presumably insufficient to steer the vessel
-strange damage of ships at the end of the WW II.
and many more questions to be answered...
Anyway it would be interesting to hear from other people their opinions etc. :o
Martin
