34 Ta Kanonia Tis Marias Apo Ti Salamina -sirin... May 2026

All that remains today are catalog entries in later Byzantine pinakes (indexes) from the Monastery of St. John of Patmos, which reference “The 34 of Marias tes Salaminias” as a lost exemplar.

In the age of sail (17th–19th centuries), the number of cannons determined a ship’s rating. A vessel with 34 guns would typically be a or a heavily armed merchantman—smaller than a ship-of-the-line (which had 60–100+ guns), but faster and more maneuverable. The 34-gun configuration was common among: 34 Ta Kanonia Tis Marias Apo Ti Salamina -sirin...