In a battle, the triremes tried to get close to the enemy ships and if possible crash into them. A trireme was steered by long steering oars at the stern or back of the ship. The captain ordered the ship to steer straight at an enemy ship. Fixed to the front of the trireme was a sharp metal-covered point or ram. When the trireme struck the side of an enemy ship, the ram smashed a hole in the wooden planks.
Here's how to make Internet Explorer your default browser: 1  Open Internet Explorer, select the Tools button , and then choose Internet options. 2  Select the Programs tab, and then choose Make default. 3  Select OK, and then close Internet Explorer.
Click on the Add to Internet Explorer button here to add it to the web browser. A dialog opens up that offers the following configuration options: Make this my default search provider - This will make the search engine the default Internet Explorer search engine if checked. Use search suggestions from this provider - When enabled, will query the provider for suggestions and display them in the browser (may not be available for all search engines).