Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Étoile du Roy"

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Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012 , 07/2012

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Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Festival Temps Fête sur Douarnenez 2012 , 07/2012

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Volker Gries,
Festival Temps Fête sur Douarnenez 2012,
07/2012

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Festival Temps Fête sur Douarnenez 2012 , 07/2012

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Volker Gries,
Festival Temps Fête sur Douarnenez 2012,
07/2012

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Sail Bremerhaven 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Sail Bremerhaven 2015,
08/2015

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Sail Brest 2016 , 07/2016

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Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Fêtes Maritimes de Brest 2022 , 07/2022

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Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes de Brest 2022,
07/2022

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Fêtes Maritimes de Brest 2022 , 07/2022

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Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes de Brest 2022,
07/2022

Étoile du Roy, Volker Gries, Fêtes Maritimes de Brest 2022 , 07/2022

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Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes de Brest 2022,
07/2022

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Étoile du Roy
Ex-names:Grand Turk
Registered port:St. Malo
Nation:FRA
Type of rigging:VOLLSCHIFF
Type of ship:Replik Fregatte 18. Jhd.
Year built:1996-1997
Yard:Yalgingburs, Mamaris, Turkey
Overall length:46.30 m
Length (hull):36.40 m
Breadth:10.36 m
Draught:3.04 m
Sail area:790 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:900 PS
Engine:2 x 450 PS Kelvin Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 18 Jan 2014

  • conceived and built primarily as an action vehicle for the film and television industry replica of an 18th century man-o-war ship based on drawings of a sixth rate French frigate named "Blanford", of the type that took part in the battle of Trafalgar.
  • fitted with two marine diesel engines, a bow thruster and four generators.
  • used as film ship in the "Heratio Hornblower" TV series as "HMS Indefatigable" and the film "Longitude".
  • open for visitors in London, St. Katharine's Haven, with on-board exhibitions illustrating the life on a war ship during the 18th-19th century.
  • 2010 sold to France, registered in St. Malo and renamed the "Étoile du Roy".
  • installation of a new figurehead in St. Malo during the Tall Ships Races event in July 2012, the figure shows the female pirate Violette de la Hisse, figure was made by Valérie Gauthier (story) and Stéphane Desdouets.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Étoile du Roy

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
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