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The H.M.S. Surprise
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
HMS Surprise, a modern tall ship built at Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, is a replica of HMS Rose, a sixth-rate frigate built in 1757.
The ship was inspected and certified by the United States Coast Guard and operated as a sail training vessel in the 1980s and 1990s, run by the HMS Rose Foundation based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Although she is known by the national prefix HMS, meaning Her (or His) Majesty's Ship, she is not technically entitled to it as she does not hold a royal warrant.
She was sold to the 20th Century Fox film studio in 2001 to be used in the making of the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, in which she portrayed the fictional Royal Navy frigate named for Surprise with a story based on several of the books by Patrick O'Brian. After the film was complete, the ship was leased and then purchased by the San Diego Maritime Museum who have restored her to sailing condition. The ship has officially been reregistered as HMS Surprise in honor of her role in the film. She sails several times a year, often with the museum's other tall ships, the schooner Californian and the 1863 Star of India. |
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Hi Michael,
Magestic photo well cropped and interesting notes,great detail, with good contrast, well done.
erwin...
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very nice details of the canvas and ship, look good under the blue sky and nice to know the story behind. tfs, Michael
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