[3e] Xebec

[Phaelen Bleux]

Xebec (TL4)
This style of Mediterranean war galley was most famously used by the Barbary corsairs of North Africa in the 17th century. It featured lateen sails on three masts, and could also be rowed from crew stations located between the cannons. It was slightly narrower than typically galleys, allowing it to be more effectively propelled under man-power. The xebec could carry from 300 to 400 crew, and mounted from 16 to 40 guns.
This style of ship was adopted by the Spanish and the French in the 18th century, and was known as the chebec.
It costs $54,000 to provision the xebec for one month. Ammo for the cannons costs $9,180.

Subassemblies: Body with Mediocre hydrodynamic lines +8, one 63' Mast +1, one 69' Mast +2, one 32' Mast +0.
Powertrain: 3,138 sf of Lateen-rigged Cloth Sails, 24 Rowing Positions.
Occupancy: 4-8 in cabins, 300 in hammocks. Minimum crew is 1 driver + 3 sailors.
Cargo: 0.

Armor: 3/5W overall

Weaponry:
24x 12-pounder Cannons [Body:L,R] (100 shots each).
2x Swivel Guns [Body: L,R] (10 shots each).

Body: Navigation instruments, one luxury cabin, 3 cabins, 300 hammocks, galley, 9,000 man-days provisions, 120 gunner crew stations, 24 rowing stations. On Deck: Capstan (4,800-lb. winch with 6-man muscle engine), two 42-cf ship's boats (12'x5'x1'), primitive controls.

Statistics:
Size: 159'x41'x130' Payload: 107 tons Lwt.: 272 tons
Volume: 42,060 cf. Maint.: 35 hours Price: $331,650

HT: 9. HPs: 10885 Body, 103 Mast 1, 123 Mast 2, 27 Mast 3.

wSpeed: 10 wAccel: 0.25 wDecel: 1 wMR: 0.05 wSR: 5
Draft: 6'. Flotation Rating: 1,199 tons.

Design Notes:
Structure is Medium, with Standard materials. Waterproofed. Armor is DR 5 Standard Wood. The heights of the masts were taken from a wooden model. The volume was calculated using the Builder's Old Measure to find displacement and then multiplied by 35 cf. The lateen sails use the area modifier found on p. VEi9. Under oar, the ship had a wSpeed of 3 mph and a wAccel of 0.01.