Sambuke

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Sambuke (model)

A Sambuke , also Sambuk , is a two-masted Arab sailing ship with a load capacity between 15 and 150 tons and is reminiscent of a caravel in its construction . She is the most common sailing ship in the Arab world. In the past used as a ship for pearl divers, it is now used to transport goods and passengers.

The main rah , made up of several spars , is attached to the main mast , which is about 10 ° to the bow . The mizzen mast has a lower pitch astern. The Sambuke is mainly sailed on the East African, Arab and Indian coasts.

Similar Arab ships, but of a different size, were the Bagalla , Pattamar and Ghanja .

See also

literature

  • Erno Wiebeck: Indian Boats and Ships . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 1987, ISBN 3-356-00084-5 .
  • Alfred Dudszus, Ernest Henriot, Friedrich Krumrey: The great book of ship types . transpress VEB publishing house for transport, Berlin 1987.

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