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Etoile du Roy

Post by Anatol » Fri Sep 22, 2017 10:30 pm

Étoile du Roy (litt. "King's Star", formerly Grand Turk) is a three-masted sixth-ratefrigate. Etoile du Roy is a full-size replica of an eighteenth-century naval frigate, based on theoriginal plans of ‘HMS Blandford’ built in 1741 – to a design ‘borrowed’ from those of a French privateer! It’s perhaps ironic that HMS Blandford was in fact captured in 1755 by Duguay-Trouin, a French privateer operating out of Saint-Malo. These ships were usually around 300 tons, armed with 20 cannon and a crew of 240 men. Mostly privately owned, they were given dispensation to freely attack the ships of an enemy country – provided part of the bounty was donated to the state treasury! Although often regarded as little more than pirates, if necessary their crews would be given ‘safe conduct’ by the state and its allies. 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 ship was purchased by the French company Étoile Marine Croisières, based at Saint-Malo, Brittany, and since then has been renamed Étoile du Roy. The frigate was designed by Michael Turk of Turks Shipyard Ltd. of Chatham, which was established in 1710. She was constructed of iroko planking over laminated mahoganyframes. 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. The ship was originally fitted with six 9-pounder replica cannons 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. Тhe 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 out of her home harbour for the last time on 16 March 2010 to her current location in France.
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Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89toile_du_Roy. http://www.oostendevooranker.be/en/visi ... ile-du-roy.
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