Sailing yachtFrance flagIMO 1073741823
Étoile du Roy
Under way using engine in Saint-Malo.
Signal 3 min ago 48.65181°N, 2.01163°W Destination Fra Sm
This is Étoile du Roy
Designed to represent a generic European warship during the Age of Sail, her design was modelled after HMS Blandford, a sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
Construction and design
The model for the replica was the HMS Blandford, a sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy designed by Michael Turk of Turks Shipyard Ltd. of Chatham, Kent, which was established in 1710. 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.
Appearances
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. Hornblower, 1998–2003. Longitude, 2000. Monsieur N., 2003. To the Ends of the Earth, 2005. Crusoe, 2008. Michiel de Ruyter, 2015. La Fortuna, 2021.
Recently at sea
She is among the largest 30% of yachts tracked by Yacht Tracker. She has not put to sea in the past 30 days. Yacht Tracker has been following her position since October 19, 2026.
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata.
Specifications
Design
- Gross tonnage
- 314 GT
- Operator
- French Navy
- Home port
- Saint-Malo
Identification
- MMSI
- 228000700
- IMO
- 1073741823
- Call sign
- FFZA
Navigation
- Declared destination
- Fra Sm
- Speed
- 0.0 knots
- Days at sea (30 d)
- 0
- Tracked since
- October 19, 2026
- Last signal
- 3 min ago
Recent port calls
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