Zabra

The Zabra was suitable for sea sailing ship from the type of bark that especially in Spain was used during the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Zabra held around 100 gross tons and was mostly used on the Atlantic to exchange goods between Europe and America. The travel time between the continents was less than 30 days. The Zabra carried sixty to seventy cannons to ward off pirates and corsairs .

literature

• Mariano González-Arnao Conde-Luque: A prueba de piratas. In: La Aventura de la historia. 61, 2003, ISSN  1579-427X , pp. 90-98.