مجلة الدراسات التاريخية العسكرية
Volume 5, Numéro 2, Pages 166-188
2024-01-09

The Algerian Xebec: An Integral Part Of The Algerian Naval Strategy In The Eighteenth Century

Authors : Salmi Abdelhadi Radjai .

Abstract

This paper delves into the historical evolution of the ship commonly known as the Algerian xebec during the eighteenth century. It sheds light on the strategic employment of the xebec by the Algerian navy and provides a comprehensive breakdown of its components, demonstrating how each one of them was purposefully designed to align with privateering tactics and requirements. Additionally, the paper explores the diverse functions of the xebec, the procurement of naval stores crucial for its construction, and the development of various types of xebecs. Finally, it presents a brief historical overview of the construction methods commonly employed in the western Mediterranean for building xebecs.

Keywords

Maritime Irregular Warfare ; Ottoman Algeria ; Privateering ; Strategy ; Xebec ; Chebec ; الشباك ; الجزائر ; إيالة الجزائر ; تاريخ الجزائر ; الجزائر العثمانية ; الغز ; البحري ; القرصنة ; الحرب البحرية ; الإستراتيجية ; Algeria ; Algerie