Book 6. (1 results) Raiders of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 14 | 29 | They resemble quarter moons of steel and are fastened into the frames of the ship itself. |
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Book 6. (7 results) Raiders of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 26 | She also carried, on leather-cushioned, swivel mounts, two light catapults, two chain-sling onagers, and eight springals. |
| 14 | 27 | Shearing blades, too, of course, were a portion of her equipment. |
| 14 | 28 | These blades, mentioned before, are fixed on each side of the hull, abaft of the bow and forward of the oars. |
| 14 | 29 | They resemble quarter moons of steel and are fastened into the frames of the ship itself. |
| 14 | 30 | They are an invention of Tersites of Port Kar. |
| 14 | 31 | They are now, however, found on most recent ram-ships, of whatever port of origin. |
| 14 | 32 | Although the Dorna's true beam is sixteen feet Gorean, her deck width is twenty-one feet Gorean, due to the long rectangular rowing frame, which carries the thole ports; the rowing frame is slightly higher than the deck area and extends beyond it, two and one half feet Gorean on each side; it is supported by extensions of the hull beams; the rowing frame is placed somewhat nearer the stem than the sternpost; the extension of the rowing frame not only permits greater deck area but, because of the size of the oars used, is expedient because of matters of work space and leverage. |
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She also carried, on leather-cushioned, swivel mounts, two light catapults, two chain-sling onagers, and eight springals.
Shearing blades, too, of course, were a portion of her equipment.
These blades, mentioned before, are fixed on each side of the hull, abaft of the bow and forward of the oars.
They resemble quarter moons of steel and are fastened into the frames of the ship itself.
They are an invention of Tersites of Port Kar.
They are now, however, found on most recent ram-ships, of whatever port of origin.
Although the Dorna's true beam is sixteen feet Gorean, her deck width is twenty-one feet Gorean, due to the long rectangular rowing frame, which carries the thole ports; the rowing frame is slightly higher than the deck area and extends beyond it, two and one half feet Gorean on each side; it is supported by extensions of the hull beams; the rowing frame is placed somewhat nearer the stem than the sternpost; the extension of the rowing frame not only permits greater deck area but, because of the size of the oars used, is expedient because of matters of work space and leverage.
- (Raiders of Gor, Chapter 14)