.cbanksyUK

gallery

I captured this image of the Grand Turk in Whitby Harbour (UK) in 2005 ... The Grand Turk is a three-masted 6th rate frigate, On 28th June 2005 she stood in for HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at the International Fleet Review off Portsmouth Hampshire(UK), commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. She has a permanent crew of sixteen.This impressive full-rigged ship has 12 working sails. The foremast and the mainmast are square rigged, each with three sails. The mizzenmast is square rigged on top, while below it carries a spanker sail. The deck is lined with cast iron smooth-bore cannons. A frigate was not large enough and insufficiently heavily armed to fight in the 'line of battle'. Her function would have been primarily to scout for the main fleet, giving support where necessary.