Production
Captain Pellew's ship, the HMS Indefatigable is represented by the Grand Turk, a modern replica of the sixth-rate frigate HMS Blandford built in 1741. To represent Hornblower's ship, the HMS Hotspur, the Earl of Pembroke (tall ship) underwent some conversion. The Baltic trading schooner Julia and the brig Phoenix of Dell Quay were used to represent the smaller vessels. Because no real 74-gun ship existed any longer at the time of production (the last one, HMS Implacable, was scuttled in 1949), the HMS Justinian and HMS Renown had to be recreated as models. For the first series a quarter of a 74-gun ship (one exterior side and three open sides to shoot live action on several decks) called the pontoon was built. Later live action on the quarterdeck or the gundeck below was shot on HMS Victory. Eleven scale models, ranging from four-and-a-half to seven metres in length, were used for the battle scenes, with the largest weighed 3,000 lbs, and made with working rigging and cannons that were fired by remote control. Shooting locations included the Black Sea and the Livadia Palace, Portugal and in England the former administration (Melville) building of the Royal William Yard and the Barbican, Plymouth.
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