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17-660: Moschato is situated on the Phaleron Bay coast, east of the mouth of the river Cephissus . The municipal unit has an area of 2.325 km. It is 6 km southwest of Athens city centre and 3 km east of Piraeus . The southern end of the A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) is in Moschato. Other important roads are Poseidonos Avenue along the coast and Peiraios Street in the north. The main squares of Moschato are Metamorfoseos Sotiris Square on Makrygianni Avenue, with

34-607: A collection of preserved historic ships, is located at the site. At the southern tip is the permanent anchorage of the armored cruiser HS Averof (now a floating museum), which was the admiralty ship of the Hellenic Navy during the Balkan Wars and World War I . Other museum ships include the Hellenic Navy destroyer HS Velos (D16), the old cable ship Thalis o Milisios (Thales of Miletos) and Olympias ,

51-495: A modern reconstruction of an ancient trireme naval ship. [REDACTED] Media related to Phaleron at Wikimedia Commons 37°56′02″N 23°41′07″E  /  37.933883°N 23.685237°E  / 37.933883; 23.685237 This Athens location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Olympias (trireme) Olympias is a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme and an important example of experimental archaeology . It

68-539: 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. Olympias was constructed from 1985 to 1987 by a shipbuilder in Piraeus . She was built to drawings by the naval architect John F. Coates which he developed through long discussions with the historian J. S. Morrison following the longest correspondence on any subject in The Times in

85-440: Is called pre-tensioning . After every trip the triremes were pulled ashore in special slides and the hypozomata was re-tightened. The trireme hulls were constructed from planks with closely spaced and pegged mortise and tenon joints. When these are fitted carefully the hull can carry shear stresses well and stay watertight. It was estimated that her ramming speed should have been in excess of 16 knots (30 km/h), something

102-489: Is now occupied by the towns Palaio Faliro , Kallithea , Moschato and Neo Faliro , all of which are part of the Athens agglomeration. Phalerum was the major port of Athens before Themistocles had the three rocky natural harbours by the promontory of Piraeus developed as alternative, from 491 BC. It was said that Menestheus set sail with his fleet to Troy from Phalerum, as did Theseus when he sailed to Crete after

119-485: The years 2016 to 2018, a number of trips in the Saronic Gulf were organized, with amateur rowers and passengers. The trireme was a fast attack, light displacement vessel. In order to sustain the bending moments of her considerable length, a tightened rope (hypozomata) was mounted beneath the deck spanning from bow to stern. This was an ingenious way to increase rigidity of the hull. Today in modern construction it

136-430: The bus routes 914, 860, 229, 217, 101, B1, 500, 130, 049, 040, 232, 218, C1, 420 and A1. The local fair is held on 6 August every year, festivities starting from the 5th, when the cathedral of Aghia Sotira (Our Christ Saviour) has its religious holiday. Moschato is known for its Carnival celebrations held every year approximately two weeks before Clean Monday (Kathara Deytera). Festivities for all ages are held throughout

153-525: The chance of winning prizes, trips and many other gifts. Phaleron Bay Phalerum or Phaleron ( Ancient Greek : Φάληρον Phálēron [pʰálɛːron] ; Greek : Φάληρο ( Fáliro ) , [ˈFaliro] ) was a port of Ancient Athens , 5 km southwest of the Acropolis of Athens , on a bay of the Saronic Gulf . The bay is also referred to as "Bay of Phalerum" ( Greek : Όρμος Φαλήρου Órmos Falíru ). The area of Phalerum

170-441: The death of Androgeus . Recently, archaeologists have uncovered what appear to be traces of ancient Athens’s first port before the city’s naval and shipping centre was moved to Piraeus. The site, some 350 m from the modern coastline, contained pottery, tracks from the carts that would have served the port, and makeshift fireplaces where travelers waiting to take ship would have cooked and kept warm. The Park of Maritime Tradition,

187-503: The early 1980s. The work was also advised by the classics teacher Charles Willink and drew on evidence gained from Greek literature, history of art and archaeology above and below water. Finance came from the Hellenic Navy and donors such as Frank Welsh (a banker, writer and trireme enthusiast). Morrison, Coates and Willink founded the Trireme Trust together with Welsh. The Trireme Trust was chaired by professor Boris Rankov . It

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204-590: The eponymous church, and Iroon Polytechneiou Square with the City Hall. Moschato which is located in the Athens Riviera , has a hot semi-arid climate . It has mild winters and hot summers, with particularly warm summer nights. The Moschato metro station is served by Athens Metro Line 1 , which connects it with Piraeus and central Athens. Moschato is also served by the Athens Tram network, and by

221-439: The most informative was a 1987 exercise crewed by 170 volunteer oarsmen and oarswomen. Olympias achieved a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h) and was able to perform 180 degree turns within one minute, in an arc no wider than two and a half (2.5) ship-lengths. These results, achieved with an inexperienced, mixed crew, suggest that ancient historians like Thucydides were not exaggerating about the capabilities of triremes. Olympias

238-402: The same elastic modulus as hemp could be obtained for economic reasons. The steel cables' tension varied as the hull bent on the waves, rather than exerting constant tension like a natural fibre rope. This caused the alarming possibility of the rope breaking and endangering the crew, so protective measures had to be taken. She underwent sea trials in 1987, 1990, 1992 and 1994, but one of

255-600: The town and more specific at the Tent (Tenta) that the municipal puts up at the Korai Str. square. Delegations from many cities across Greece as well as foreign communities take part in this two week festivity. Teenagers have the opportunity to take part in a large Treasure/Scavenger Hunt (Kinigi toy Chamenou Thisavrou) which takes place in all of Moschato and lasts for the entire two weeks, engaging into games, singing contests, citywide treasure hunts, masquerade competitions and with

272-705: Was transported to Britain in 1993, to take part in events celebrating the 2,500 years since the beginning of democracy . In 2004 she was used to transport the Olympic Flame ceremonially from the port of Keratsini to the main port of Piraeus, as the Olympic Torch Relay approached Athens for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Olympias is now an exhibit in a dry dock at the Naval Tradition Park in Palaio Faliro , Athens, Greece. In

289-502: Was wound up c. 2012 and its documents archived at Wolfson College, Cambridge. The bronze bow ram weighs 200 kg. It is a copy of an original ram now in the Piraeus archaeological museum. The ship was built from Douglas fir with tenons of Virginia oak . The keel is of iroko hardwood. The important hypozomata (bracing ropes) had to be replaced by a steel rope because no natural fibre or synthetic fibre ropes with about

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