TS Royalist (2014)

TS Royalist is a sail training ship launched in 2014 as a replacement for a previous ship of the same name,. She entered service with The Marine Society and Sea Cadets in 2015.

Construction

Royalist is long, with a beam of. Her draught is. The ship's hull is of high tensile steel, with her superstructure of glass reinforced plastic. She is rigged as a brig, with a sail area of. Royalist has a permanent crew of eight, plus up to 24 Cadets and 2 adult trainees. Twelve passengers can also be carried.

History

Royalist was built by Astilleros Gondán S.A., Spain. She was launched on 19 December 2014. She cost £4,800,000. Replacing the previous, she is designed to be easier to sail than her predecessor, and also faster. Royalist entered service in 2015.