Something very Greek in Cornwall
When you enter the old part of Charlestown (actually not that old by Cornish standards, just about 300 years) you find on your left, just outside the Shipwreck and Heritage Centre, this: a working replica of an ancient Greek trireme, that is, a ship especially built for warfare - just look at this massive ram (originally it would have been cast from heavy bronze). This ship has actually seen the sea and was used in naval battle - sort of, that is. This is the "Nomos", built for and used in the film "Clash of the Titans" (I and II, I am told). Charlestown is in fact supplying the television and film industry with old sailing ships or, as in this case, building replicas of ancient boats. A good idea, because Charlestown's original function as an export harbour for China clay has been over for quite a while.
Something very Greek in Cornwall
When you enter the old part of Charlestown (actually not that old by Cornish standards, just about 300 years) you find on your left, just outside the Shipwreck and Heritage Centre, this: a working replica of an ancient Greek trireme, that is, a ship especially built for warfare - just look at this massive ram (originally it would have been cast from heavy bronze). This ship has actually seen the sea and was used in naval battle - sort of, that is. This is the "Nomos", built for and used in the film "Clash of the Titans" (I and II, I am told). Charlestown is in fact supplying the television and film industry with old sailing ships or, as in this case, building replicas of ancient boats. A good idea, because Charlestown's original function as an export harbour for China clay has been over for quite a while.