The Kaskelot was built in 1948 by J. Ring-Andersen for the Royal Greenland Trading Company, to carry supplies to remote coastal settlements in East Greenland. During the 1960s, Kaskelot worked as a support vessel for Danish fisheries in the Faroe Islands.[5]
British flag
In 2007, for the bi-centennial celebration of Great Britain's ending the African slave trade, the ship was sailed up the Thames River to Tower Bridge in London to represent the Zong. This slave ship, its crew and cargo of slaves figured in court proceedings in 1783 and became a symbol for the nation's anti-slavery movement because of the murder of 132 slaves during the voyage.
New owners purchased the ship in 2013 and undertook an extensive 8-month refit at T. Nielsen in Gloucester during which it was upgraded to comply with MCA MLC guidelines. The ship is used for charter and commercial work around the UK.
French flag
In 2018, the Kaskelot is bought by Frédéric Lescure and brought under the French flag. She is now managed by the company Bob Escoffier Maritime. Then, the ship has been renamed Le Français, in hommage of the ship used by explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot during his expedition in Antarctic (1903-1905).
Le Français at La Rochelle in 2019
Film credits
Kaskelot has appeared in the following film and television productions:[6]
français, tall, ship, français, formerly, kaskelot, three, masted, barque, largest, remaining, wooden, ships, commission, français, rouen, 2019historyfrancenamele, françaisownerfrance, armementbuilderj, ring, andersen, skibsværft, svendborg, denmarklaunched194. Le Francais formerly the Kaskelot is a three masted barque and one of the largest remaining wooden ships in commission Le Francais at Rouen in 2019HistoryFranceNameLe FrancaisOwnerFrance ArmementBuilderJ Ring Andersen Skibsvaerft Svendborg DenmarkLaunched1948Refit2013 2 HomeportSaint MaloIdentificationIMO number 5183120 1 MMSI number 235000132 Callsign GDQKGeneral characteristics 3 TypeTall shipTonnage226 GRTDisplacement450 long tons 457 t Length153 ft 47 m o a 121 ft 37 m on deckBeam28 ft 8 5 m Draught12 ft 3 7 m Propulsion1 Mitsubishi S6A3 MPTAW 3 576 hp 430 kW diesel engine 1 shaft 4 Sail plan3 masted barque 9 500 sq ft 880 m2 sail areaBoats amp landing craft carried2 6 m 20 ft Avon boatsCapacity16 passengers 4 Crew14 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Danish flag 1 2 British flag 1 3 French flag 2 Film credits 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditDanish flag Edit The Kaskelot was built in 1948 by J Ring Andersen for the Royal Greenland Trading Company to carry supplies to remote coastal settlements in East Greenland During the 1960s Kaskelot worked as a support vessel for Danish fisheries in the Faroe Islands 5 British flag Edit In 2007 for the bi centennial celebration of Great Britain s ending the African slave trade the ship was sailed up the Thames River to Tower Bridge in London to represent the Zong This slave ship its crew and cargo of slaves figured in court proceedings in 1783 and became a symbol for the nation s anti slavery movement because of the murder of 132 slaves during the voyage New owners purchased the ship in 2013 and undertook an extensive 8 month refit at T Nielsen in Gloucester during which it was upgraded to comply with MCA MLC guidelines The ship is used for charter and commercial work around the UK French flag Edit In 2018 the Kaskelot is bought by Frederic Lescure and brought under the French flag She is now managed by the company Bob Escoffier Maritime Then the ship has been renamed Le Francais in hommage of the ship used by explorer Jean Baptiste Charcot during his expedition in Antarctic 1903 1905 Le Francais at La Rochelle in 2019Film credits EditKaskelot has appeared in the following film and television productions 6 The Last Place on Earth 1985 Revolution 1985 Return to Treasure Island 1986 Without a Clue 1988 Shipwrecked 1990 The Three Musketeers 1993 Cutthroat Island 1995 Swept from the Sea 1997 A Respectable Trade 1998 David Copperfield 1999 Longitude 2000 Shackleton 2002 Amazing Grace 2006 Alice in Wonderland 2010 2 References Edit KASKELOT Details and Current Position marinetraffic com 2012 Retrieved 18 September 2012 a b c Gray JMaurice August 2018 Kaskelot Sea Breezes 30 32 Kaskelot 3 Masted Barque Specifications easternyachts com 2012 Archived from the original on 26 June 2012 Retrieved 18 September 2012 a b tall ship kaskelot Retrieved 11 August 2018 Kaskelot Square Sail square sail com 2012 Archived from the original on 16 September 2012 Retrieved 18 September 2012 Kaskelot screen credits square sail com 2012 Archived from the original on 3 February 2013 Retrieved 18 September 2012 American Sail Training Association Sail Tall Ships A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea 14th Edition Newport RI ASTA 2002 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 5183120 Tall Ship Kaskelot homepage This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Le Francais tall ship amp oldid 1064867695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
