The North African corsairs, nominally Ottomans, still preferred galleys for their manoeuvrability and speed that was quite sufficient to conduct raids and piracy. One of the few operators of rowed warships to actually use galley slaves.
Quit the opposite, the Baltic is quite rough. The reason galleys remained in service there for far longer then most places was that it was quite narrow. With little sea room to tack you could spend weeks at anchor waiting for the wind to blow your way. Also, oars allowed you to get to shelter before a storm hit, whereas a sailing-vessel might not be so lucky and had to ride the storm out. The seas being narrow meant you would risk being blown onto shore.I know the Russians were using galleys at the very least up until the Napoleonic Wars. Not in major combat roles, but I can certainly see where they could be quite useful in fairly calm waters.
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