Xebec Pirate Ship Model
Xebec, one of the most beautiful, agile, and fastest ships on the Mediterranean
was used for centuries as a merchant ship. It was not long before Corsairs,
the pirates of the Mediterranean, chose the Xebec as their ship for mercilessly
attacking and seizing merchant ships. With her shallow draught and exceptional
ability for speed, even when heavily loaded with valuable and extravagant cargo,
she was the perfect ship for the pirates.
Xebec sported fourteen fierce model ships sitting low at the waists, allowing her
to hole her ship of attack just inches above the waterline. With escape impossible,
the pirates were able to easily take over the ship without having to worry about
their prey attempting escape. Enabling close action, six culverins were mounted
along the poop deck; used also incase the crew tried to mutiny.
Her many oars enabled her to keep readily moving and fiercely attacking even
in the absence of wind. All of these exceptional features fitted the Xebecc
as a superior pirate ship always giving her an upper hand in battle.
The one drawback to Xebec speedy and agile design was her low freeboard and
shallow draught made her vulnerable to swamping, and she would roll heavily
on moderately sized waves or larger. These same features are also what made
her so successful in light seas.
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