Plan, Sounion, Shipsheds
| Context: | Sounion |
| Type: | Shipshed |
| Summary: | Rectangular structure; on the western shore of the peninsula, at the end of the fortification wall. |
| Date: | ca. 300 BC - ca. 100 BC |
| Dimensions: | 20.5 m x 11.5 m; slipways: 2.6 m at surface and narrowed to 1.15 m at bottom; total depth of slipways: 1.25 m. |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Hellenistic |
Plan:
Gable-roofed rectangular structures, with slipways (parallel floors, with slots cut to accommodate trireme keels), that descended into the water at an angle of 15 degrees 50'.
History:
The shipsheds were incorporated into the fortification walls. Slipways cradled and protected the keel and undersides of ship when it was hauled from the water.
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