The Late Hellenistic military ship of Phanagoria: New data for the reconstruction of the ship

The ship of Phanagoria was discovered in 2012 during the exploration of the port structures of the ancient city. The remains are nearly 16 m long and 2.7 m wide and preserved up to the caprail on port side. In 2014, a bronze casing decorated with a crescent and a five-rayed star was found 1.5 m to the west of the bow end. This bronze casing and the slender shape of the vessel have provided arguments to identify it with a military unit associated to Mithridates VI Eupator. This article presents the process carried out recently to reconstruct the original shape of the ship of Phanagoria, and discuss the results.