Its signature is the rank of sixteen oar ports on each side of a one-hundred-and-twenty-foot hull. Canvas sails furl tight along the arms of three masts. The galley’s draft is shallow enough to row into most ports for cargo and crew. This one has seen better days—chipped and scraped by the hardships of battle, but it is soundly crafted. Heavy weapons hatches are closed tight. Waves lap against the sides, and a pennant over the crow’s nest ripples against the sky.
