Direct descedant of the Greek “Dromone”, which dated back to the 12th Century, the Xebec
Represents one of the fastest ships developed by the French for the many battles fought
Against the Saracens.
This model represents a gunboat galley of the American fleet. These galleys made a
very important contribution to the American victory. Small but heavily armed,
They were extremely agile vessels and made possible extremely rapid manoeuvers.
Equipped with a cannon and a carronade, this gunboat is extremely interesting for its
profile and for its sails, which show a marked Mediterranean influence
Typical Mediterranean galley propelled by galley-slaves and by 2 latin type sails.
Each oar was manned by 5 slaves. Although the galley proved to be a very
Fast ship, it had little resistance to heavy storms with the result that it was mainly
Confined to normally placid seas such as the Mediterranean.
