Gary^The^Procrastinator
HMS Surprise #1
HMS Surprise is famous for several reasons. It’s the ship from the outstanding adventure movie, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which is based on Patrick O’Brian’s great Aubrey-Maturin series of 20 books. I highly recommend both the movie and the books.
The real HMS Surprise of this time period started life under a French flag but was captured by the Royal Navy in 1796 and classified as a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate. In 1799 she recaptured HMS Hermione after that ship’s bloody mutiny, but was sold out of the service in 1802.
While this diorama with the USS Constitution is a fictional fight, both ships did sail on the high seas during the same time period.
HMS Surprise #1
HMS Surprise is famous for several reasons. It’s the ship from the outstanding adventure movie, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which is based on Patrick O’Brian’s great Aubrey-Maturin series of 20 books. I highly recommend both the movie and the books.
The real HMS Surprise of this time period started life under a French flag but was captured by the Royal Navy in 1796 and classified as a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate. In 1799 she recaptured HMS Hermione after that ship’s bloody mutiny, but was sold out of the service in 1802.
While this diorama with the USS Constitution is a fictional fight, both ships did sail on the high seas during the same time period.