Étoile du Roy ('King's Star'), formerly Grand Turk, is a three-masted sixth-ratefrigate, designed to represent a generic warship during the Age of Sail, with her design greatly inspired by HMS Blandford. The ship was built in Marmaris, Turkey, in 1996 to provide a replica of a frigate for the production of the ITV series adapted from the novels about Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower by C. S. Forester. Nowadays the tall ship is used mainly in sailing events, for corporate or private charter, and for receptions in her spacious saloon or on her deck. In 2010 the French company Étoile Marine Croisières, based at Saint-Malo, Brittany, purchased the ship and renamed her Étoile du Roy.[4]
Étoile du Roy, formerly Grand Turk, moored in Dunkirk, France.
The model for the replica was a frigate designed by Michael Turk of Turks Shipyard Ltd. of Chatham, which was established in 1710.[5] The modern replica was constructed of iroko planking over laminated mahogany frames. She has an overall length of 152 ft (46 m), and is 97 ft (30 m) at the waterline, with a beam of 34 ft (10 m) and a draught of 10 ft (3.0 m). The frigate is square-rigged on three masts with a sail area of 8,500 sq ft (790 m2), and has two 400 hp (298 kW) Kelvin TAS8 diesel engines, and a 60 hp (45 kW) bow thruster, as well as four AC generators for electrical power.[3]
The ship was originally fitted with six 9-pounder replica cannon constructed by the naval dockyard of Sevastopol, Ukraine. These guns consisted of a high tensile steel tube encased in moulded alloy to resemble the original weapons, and were designed only to fire 400 g (14 oz) black powder charges. On 24 August 2001 a crew member was injured after a premature explosion during the firing of a gun, while the ship was taking part in the International Festival of the Sea at Portsmouth. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch were obliged to consult the Keeper of Artillery from the Royal Armouries museum for technical assistance and advice.[1]
Appearancesedit
Painting of Grand Turk entering the harbour of Ostend, Belgium (Yasmina, 2008)
Grand Turk is familiar as a stand in for HMS Indefatigable in the TV seriesHornblower, although the historical Indefatigable was a much larger ship. She also served in the same TV series as the French ship Papillon. In 2000, she undertook a voyage around Britain for the National Trust, calling at eight ports, where she was open to the public with the National Trust 'Coast Show' on board. On 28 June 2005 she stood in for HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, during the International Fleet Review off Portsmouth (GB), commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.[citation needed]
The frigate was purchased by Bob Escoffier of the Étoile Marine Croisières, which already operates a number of traditional sailing ships: Étoile de France, Étoile Molène, Étoile Polaire, Naire Maove' and the schooner-aviso Recouvrance in Brest (in partnership with its owner, the SOPAB). The final sale price was not disclosed.
After being moored in Whitby for over a decade, Grand Turk sailed for her current location in France on 16 March 2010.
Ship images
Rainbow in the rigging
Figurehead
Stern
New stern after name change
Hammocks rigged below
Étoile du Roy at Brest, 2012
Étoile du Roy at Concarneau, 2014
Grand Turk, moored in Ostend, Belgium.
See alsoedit
HMS Surprise – Replica of HMS Rose (1757), built in 1970.
^A British Vessel is now a French Pirate Ship! – The Etoile du Roy of St Malo 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Channel France Online Magazine website)
^"About Turks". turks.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
^"Shooting of Ridley Scott's Napoleon drama starts in Malta".
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Étoile du Roy.
BBC video (42 min.) – re-enactment of the Battle of Trafalgar with the Grand Turk as the HMS V.htm Crew photos of "Trafalgar 200"
Crew photos of "Monsieur N" filming in St Malo (France) 2002
Crew photos of "To the ends of the Earth" filming off Dunkirk (France) 2004
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Etoile du Roy King s Star formerly Grand Turk is a three masted sixth rate frigate designed to represent a generic warship during the Age of Sail with her design greatly inspired by HMS Blandford The ship was built in Marmaris Turkey in 1996 to provide a replica of a frigate for the production of the ITV series adapted from the novels about Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower by C S Forester Nowadays the tall ship is used mainly in sailing events for corporate or private charter and for receptions in her spacious saloon or on her deck In 2010 the French company Etoile Marine Croisieres based at Saint Malo Brittany purchased the ship and renamed her Etoile du Roy 4 Etoile du Roy formerly Grand Turk moored in Dunkirk France History United Kingdom NameGrand Turk OwnerTurk Phoenix Ltd 1 Laid downDecember 1996 1 LaunchedSeptember 1997 1 FateSold 2010 France NameEtoile du Roy OwnerEtoile Marine Croisieres Port of registrySaint Malo Brittany Acquired2010 IdentificationIMO number 900582 1 Call sign FFZA MMSI number 228000700 2 Statusin active service as of 2019 update General characteristics 3 TypeSixth rate frigate Tonnage314 GT 94 NT Length152 ft 46 m o a 125 ft 38 m deck 97 ft 30 m w l Beam34 ft 10 m Draught10 ft 3 0 m Propulsion2 400 hp 298 kW Kelvin TAS8 diesel engines 2 shafts 1 60 hp 45 kW bow thruster Sail planFull rigged ship Sail area 8 500 sq ft 790 m2 Speed9 knots 17 km h 10 mph engines 1 Crew9 permanent up to 23 volunteers 1 Armament6 9 pounder guns 3 2 pounder guns 1 Contents 1 Construction and design 2 Appearances 2 1 Film and TV credits 3 Current location 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksConstruction and design editThe model for the replica was a frigate designed by Michael Turk of Turks Shipyard Ltd of Chatham which was established in 1710 5 The modern replica was constructed of iroko planking over laminated mahogany frames She has an overall length of 152 ft 46 m and is 97 ft 30 m at the waterline with a beam of 34 ft 10 m and a draught of 10 ft 3 0 m The frigate is square rigged on three masts with a sail area of 8 500 sq ft 790 m2 and has two 400 hp 298 kW Kelvin TAS8 diesel engines and a 60 hp 45 kW bow thruster as well as four AC generators for electrical power 3 The ship was originally fitted with six 9 pounder replica cannon constructed by the naval dockyard of Sevastopol Ukraine These guns consisted of a high tensile steel tube encased in moulded alloy to resemble the original weapons and were designed only to fire 400 g 14 oz black powder charges On 24 August 2001 a crew member was injured after a premature explosion during the firing of a gun while the ship was taking part in the International Festival of the Sea at Portsmouth The Marine Accident Investigation Branch were obliged to consult the Keeper of Artillery from the Royal Armouries museum for technical assistance and advice 1 Appearances edit nbsp Painting of Grand Turk entering the harbour of Ostend Belgium Yasmina 2008 Grand Turk is familiar as a stand in for HMS Indefatigable in the TV series Hornblower although the historical Indefatigable was a much larger ship She also served in the same TV series as the French ship Papillon In 2000 she undertook a voyage around Britain for the National Trust calling at eight ports where she was open to the public with the National Trust Coast Show on board On 28 June 2005 she stood in for HMS Victory Nelson s flagship at Trafalgar during the International Fleet Review off Portsmouth GB commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar citation needed Film and TV credits edit Hornblower 1998 2003 Longitude 2000 Monsieur N 2003 To the Ends of the Earth 2005 Crusoe 2008 Michiel de Ruyter 2015 La Fortuna 2021 Napoleon 2023 6 Current location editThe frigate was purchased by Bob Escoffier of the Etoile Marine Croisieres which already operates a number of traditional sailing ships Etoile de France Etoile Molene Etoile Polaire Naire Maove and the schooner aviso Recouvrance in Brest in partnership with its owner the SOPAB The final sale price was not disclosed After being moored in Whitby for over a decade Grand Turk sailed for her current location in France on 16 March 2010 Ship images nbsp Rainbow in the rigging nbsp Figurehead nbsp Stern nbsp New stern after name change nbsp Hammocks rigged below nbsp Etoile du Roy at Brest 2012 nbsp Etoile du Roy at Concarneau 2014 nbsp Grand Turk moored in Ostend Belgium See also editHMS Surprise Replica of HMS Rose 1757 built in 1970 Ship replica including a list of ship replicas References edit a b c d e f g h Grand Turk accident investigation report PDF Marine Accident Investigation Branch April 2002 Retrieved 7 August 2012 Etoile du Roy Details and Current Position marinetraffic com 2012 Retrieved 7 August 2012 a b Grand Turk Replica Frigate Specifications easternyachts com 2012 Retrieved 7 August 2012 A British Vessel is now a French Pirate Ship The Etoile du Roy of St Malo Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Channel France Online Magazine website About Turks turks co uk 2012 Retrieved 7 August 2012 Shooting of Ridley Scott s Napoleon drama starts in Malta External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Etoile du Roy BBC video 42 min re enactment of the Battle of Trafalgar with the Grand Turk as the HMS V htm Crew photos of Trafalgar 200 Crew photos of Monsieur N filming in St Malo France 2002 Crew photos of To the ends of the Earth filming off Dunkirk France 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Etoile du Roy amp oldid 1149125056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
