Olympias (trireme)

History
Greece
Name	Olympias
Owner	Hellenic Navy
Ordered	1985
Laid down	July 27, 1987
Launched	August 1987
Commissioned	August 26, 1987
Homeport	Palaio Faliro 37°56.057′N 23°41.11′E / 37.934283°N 23.68517°E / 37.934283; 23.68517
Status	serves as exhibit in dry dock and used in events
General characteristics
Type	Trireme
Displacement	47 tonnes
Length	36.9 m (121 ft 1 in)
Beam	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Draught	1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Two large square sails 170 oarsmen
Speed	Maximum (with oars) over 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) Continuous (crew rowing in turns) 4.0 kilometres per hour (2.5 mph) 2.15 knots (estimated).
Troops	14 (10 Hoplites + 4 Archers)
Complement	200 including 5 officers (in antiquity)
Armament	Bronze bow ram, ten spears, four archers

Olympias is a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme and an important example of experimental archaeology. It is also a commissioned ship in the Hellenic Navy of Greece, the only commissioned vessel of its kind in any of the world's navies.