What Is a Xebec Ship?

The xebec was a Mediterranean ship with combined sail and rowing propulsion. It was developed from the Mediterranean galley and shared many of its features. The xebec had a much larger sailplan, however.
A xebec would have 2 or 3 masts with lateen sails in a fore-and-aft rigging. The combined sail area of a xebec was large meaning that it could gain speed fast and catch up to other ships.
This speed meant that the xebec was often used as a pirate ship especially by the Barbary corsairs of the Magreb coast of present day Algeria, where it was also developed.
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[@jasperoliger]

I’ve always wanted a xebec, I’ve been thinking about buying a modern ketch and re rigging it with 2 lanteen sails, makeing a weird modern xebec

[@adrianrubi5012]

Thank you for this precious content about the Xebecs.
Imagine a modern motor-sailer yacht with this rig. Maybe a 90 foot length or more.

[@Captain_Cinnamon]

Im busy with it

[@TerrificRallyMaestro]

More excellent content!

[@alfrede.newman6626]

👍😎

[@dedalusVeen]

The one piece character rocks D xebec takes its name from this Algerian boat

[@makav3lidz158]

yup exactly, and it seems that no one piece youtube theorists catch up to that .. and actually the ship real name/spelling is (CHibak) the X are the Latin alternative for the (ش) (CH) character and the meaning of the word are (web/fishing web/trapping web) because the algerian sailors/navy (pirates/privateer) used to attack and raid the crossing ships in huge numbers of xebec's and they trapped the targeted ships from different sides so they can't run/maneuver 😁

[@impyr3x293]

some youtuber released recently a video on the one piece ships! @@makav3lidz158

[@anniefisher2927]

Those ships looks like shark

[@Blueleaves1759]

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[@Pocketfarmer1]

4:05 Is that an American xebec on the left hand side of this picture?

[@bernardbouygues3562]

No such a vessel 😅 américain were not born yet

[@Pocketfarmer1]

Ok , what flag is the vessel flying? It looks remarkably like an American flag. Also although the xebec started in the 16th century , they lasted into the 19th century so there is overlap with the creation of the United States of 50 or 60 years.

[@Pocketfarmer1]

Lateeeeeeeen sail not Latin sail.