Why didnt ships during Age of Sail also come with some paddles like a trireme?

[Krokodill]

Originally Posted by NJ Brazen_3133

Why didnt ships during the Age of Sail also come with paddles like on a Tririme, or a viking longship?

Those ships can sail with wind, and if they lost the wind they can still keep going. I am watching this movie about a lost ship, with no wind, and the crew is starving to death. This is during the colonial era when ships needed wind power. They lost the wind, and they get stranding. It does not seem like a good design.

Also who did have the superior ships, the romans and greeks with their Triremes, the viking longship, or the spanish galleons?

There were Mediterranean Galleys with hundred of rowers that were prisoners. The famous battle of Lepanto was carried by galleys. Cervantes lost his arm in this battle. Galleys were not appropiate for the Atlantic.

[Felix C]

The galley-frigate lasted well into the early 1700s as was mentioned regarding the Adventure Galley and similar vessels who shipped sweeps to maneuver the vessel.

Basically, later designs were far more efficient at catching sufficient wind to push the ship along without the weight of oars and familiarity with wind current routes to work a vessel's advantages. As ships design become more efficient less crew were needed and so carrying sweeps was not an option. Applies to merchant vessels not warships.

Depends on what you mean by superior OP.(trireme vs longship vs galleon) Each of the vessels sampled filled a need within the technology available of it's era.

[Chango]

Rowing in the open ocean is a bad way to get around; rowing a big ship is too inefficient and distances are too far make it reasonable without exhausing the crew. Also rowing ports right at the waterline are a liability in rough weather even if they have doors.