Xebec

Xebec
A xebec with three lateens and oars
TypeSailing vessel
Place of originProbably Algeria[1][2]
Service history
In service16th to mid-19th century
Used byMainly MENA states
Sometimes used in Europe
Specifications
Mass100–200 tons, in some cases up to 600 t
Crew90 to 400

A xebec (/ˈzbɛk/ or /zɪˈbɛk/), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that 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.

  1. ^ "Chébec : Maquette de bateau historique signée Historic Marine".
  2. ^ Olivier d 'Orbcastel, Chebec – Slaves of the Barbarians in Algiers