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At its most productive, the Venice Arsenal could construct a vessel every 24 hours using an assembly line process that would not be seen again for centuries.

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At its most productive, the Venice Arsenal could construct a vessel every 24 hours using an assembly line process that would not be seen again for centuries.

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