Nation: Kingdom of Tytor
Vessel: HTMS
St. Joseph Image: Background: Originally launched in 1795 and in perpetual commission since 1917, HTMS
St. Joseph remains the oldest warship in the Tytorian Royal Navy. A masterpiece of naval engineering from the height of the Age of Sail, the
St. Joseph holds a special place in the hearts of the Tytorian public, and pretty much always has. It was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" in 1810 following a battle in which the enemy ship's cannonballs seemed to simply bounce off its sides, and it has recaptured the public imagination on many occasions since. Due to meticulous preservation methods, the
St. Joseph is fully capable of travelling under its own power, and will accordingly sail itself to Portworth in time for this year's Festival of Sail.
Proposed Role: As with the 2015 Festival: during the first two days of the festival, HTMS
St. Joseph will be open to guided tours conducted by crew members. The next two days will include reenactments of the frigate's sea trials in 1795; festival-goers will be able to sign up for spots onboard. The final day,
St. Joseph will be dockside once more and open for tours. (OOC: If any of the days scheduled happens to be a Sunday, the crew will be holding a short church service on deck that morning. The service will be open to all comers.)
Nation: Kingdom of Tytor
Vessel: Tall Ship
St. LinusImage: Background: Originally in commission in the Tytorian Royal Navy from 1818 to 1896, HTMS
St. Linus served with some distinction, becoming the first Tytorian ship to circumnavigate the globe in 1829. Upon decommissioning, the
St. Linus was purchased by an entrepreneur and moved to Port Monsoon for use as an upscale dining establishment, a role it served until 1984. In 1988, the
St. Linus was purchased by the HTMS
St. Linus Foundation. The ship was then faithfully restored to its condition at the time of its famous 1829 circumnavigation, with the result placed on public display in 1992.
Proposed Role: The HTMS
St. Linus Foundation will present the Tall Ship
St. Linus (the prefix HTMS is legally restricted to ships in formal naval commission) as a museum depicting Tytor's long and proud naval tradition.
Nation: Kingdom of Tytor
Vessel: HTMS
St. AlbanImage: Background: Lead ship of the
St. Alban class of frigates built for the Tytorian Royal Navy in the mid-1980s, HTMS
St. Alban is a much more modern representative of Tytorian frigate-building. The fifth warship to bear its name, the
St. Alban is considered state-of-the-art for the TRN when it comes to frigates.
Proposed Role: Due to potential national security concerns, the modern frigate HTMS
St. Alban will remain inaccessible to festival-goers apart from photo opportunities. It will be in attendance only because of the potential risks of sending a pair of 200-plus-year-old wooden sail frigates halfway around the world. (OOC: HTMS
St. Alban has no need to participate in the Parade of Ships, since it's present solely to make sure that HTMS
St. Joseph and the Tall Ship
St. Linus don't have an accident en route either to or from the Festival.)
Nation: Kingdom of Tytor
King's Banquet Attendees: Admiral Lord Robert Waverly-Edwards, Ranking Officer of the Tytorian Royal Navy, and his wife, the Princess Annabel; Peter Weatherby, Tytorian Ambassador to East Moreland, and his wife, Frances