dromons

The warships of this period were called "dromons," a term that persists even in the time of the Turkish invasion eight centuries later.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916

The dromons of the Eastern empire, with their stout build and two banks of oars, had given way to a long, narrow vessel with a single bank of oars which had been developed by men who lived on the shores of the sheltered lagoons of the

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916

Constantine IV, the Emperor, was quick to see the possibilities of the innovation and equipped his dromons with projecting brass tubes for squirting the substance upon the enemy's ships.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916

There were two classes of dromons, graded according to size, and a third class of ship known as the "pamphylian," which was apparently of a cruiser type, less cumbered with superstructure.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916

Instead he withdrew his dromons out of the Bosphorus and thereafter followed the less risky policy of a blockade.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916

In the Horn lay a few antiquated dromons and a few others still on the stocks.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916

Ship after ship was rammed by the Christian dromons or set on fire by the terrible substance which every Arab regarded with superstitious dread.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916

Probably there were not more than 1500 of these vessels all told and they must have been small compared with the Christian dromons; nevertheless they presented an appalling danger at that moment.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916