The Romans, who had little experience in naval warfare prior to the First Punic War, managed to finally defeat Carthage with a combination of reverse-engineered, captured Carthaginian ships, recruitment of experienced Greek sailors from the ranks of its conquered cities, the unorthodox corvus device, and their superior numbers in marines and rowers.
Source: Ancient Carthage – Wikipedia
Tim B.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_(boarding_device)