What kind of ships/sea-canoes did Mansa Musa’s predecessor use to sail into the Atlantic?

by BassKing808

Were they double hulled (or outrigger) canoes? Did any have sails? What did the average sea canoe look like during the Mali empire?

The claim is that he sailed west with 2,000 ships, so I can’t imagine them being too complex. However, it’s also said he hired experts from lake Chad and Egypt to share some of their shipbuilding techniques.

Obviously there is still no definitive proof, but I’m interested to see how likely a ship from that journey could’ve made it to the new world

Real_Carl_Ramirez

u/Commustar wrote an answer about how we cannot be sure of the historicity of Abu Bakr II's voyage into the Atlantic.

u/MansaMontezuma wrote an answer about how the entire story of Abu Bakr II's voyage into the Atlantic may be a cover story for royal family intrigues.