That is a really good point, Form. Really really good point.
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Originally Posted by Huinesoron
Which makes sense, since you can't man a fleet of ships with only 30 men! Tolkien specifically describes them as having 'many oars', so you're looking at at least 100 men per ship. Some ancient ships, for instance under the Byzantine Empire, pushed towards 300 crew each!
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Many of these ships were also apparently manned (oared?) by captive Gondorians, who presumably didn't ditch after being freed by the Dunedain. So Aragorn had an army of fighting men and a group of men familiar with the workings of the ships under his command.