xebec
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A xebec ( or ), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that originated in the barbary states (Algeria). It was used mostly for trading. Xebecs had a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast. The term can also refer to a small, fast vessel of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, used almost exclusively in the Mediterranean Sea.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Xebec
- Weapon.origin
- Algeria
- Weapon.image
- Lateen rigging fig 6.png
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A xebec with three lateens and oars
- Weapon.type
- Sailing vessel
- Weapon.used_by
- Algiers Tunis Tripolitania Ottoman Empire MoroccoSometimes used in Europe
- Weapon.service
- 16th to mid-19th century
- Weapon.primary_armament
- Cannons
- Weapon.crew
- 90 to 400
- Weapon.weight
- 100–200 tons, in some cases up to 600 t
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- sailing ship
- Image
- Chebec espagnol en 1826.jpg
- Has use
- privateer
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- Commons category
- Xebecs
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Use by Barbary corsairs
- Use by European powers
- Etymology
- See also
- References
- External links
A xebec ( or ), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that originated in the barbary states (Algeria). It was used mostly for trading. Xebecs had a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast. The term can also refer to a small, fast vessel of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, used almost exclusively in the Mediterranean Sea.
==Description==
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