“After a week or so of smooth sailing, they were becoming accustomed to life aboard the hundred-and-thirty foot long xebec.”

“Decatur spoke as if he meant what he said, and the officers of the xebec did not want to lose their ears.”

“The xebec, as in most ship types, possesses origins difficult to trace.”

“The frigates easily outgunned the pirates but had trouble blockading their swift, shore-hugging xebecs.”

“Many embraced Mohammedonism to escape slavery and at least some joined the xebecs, the swift three masted boats used by the pirates.”

“Ships in the game include ships of the line, sloops, xebecs, frigates, gun platforms, and bombards.”