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HMS SURPRISE
TALL SHIP MODEL
This model ship Measures 30" (long) x 7" (wide) x 29" (high)
This model ship is delivered to your door fully assembled, ready to be displayed. This is one of the finest models available anywere. Great Gift Item!
The HMS Surprise model ship sits perfectly on the included base, which is made of a high-quality, conditioned wood, and has a brass name plate.
The HMS Surprise ship model is built from scratch by experienced master artisans and is not from any sort of kit. To create the subtle details and definitions of the deck and hull, the plank on frame method of construction is used, which requires hundreds of hours of pain-staking, detailed work.
The highest quality, rare woods (including Ebony, Rosewood, Blackwood, Mahogany, Jack wood, and Sycamore) used to construct our models are subjected to specific seasoning procedures to ensure that the model will withstand severe climate and never warp or split.
Ornaments and decorations on this model (which may include cannons, portholes, anchors, muskets, and other details) are sculpted of brass, chrome, and other metals. Sails are handmade of fine linen and rigging lines vary in weight, thickness and color
The detailed, hand-stitched sails of the model ship are constructed of fine linen. The detailed riggings and lining are painstakingly fastened by hand and also made of linen.
Extensive research is required to build each model according to scale, using various pictures, original plans, drawings, and digital imaging.
Each Bounty model ship is examined during various processes of manufacturing and shipment to ensure the highest quality and accuracy possible for your investment.
History
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The HMS Surprise is a modern tall ship. It was originally built as a replica of the HMS Rose, a mid 18th century frigate. While the Surprise bears the HMS name, she is not officially associated with her majesty.
The HMS Surprise was sold to Fox Studios and used in the film Master and Commander. After the filming the ship was restored and purchased by the San Diego Maritime Museum.
The HMS Surprise was made famous by Patrick O’Brian, in his books on the adventures of Captain Aubrey and the surgeon Maturin, and in the movie Master and Commander. This frigate was built as L’Unite in 1794. It was a 24-gun corvette, armed with 8lb long guns. The British captured her in April 1796 in the Mediterranean, and changed her name to HMS Surprise. She was re-armed and classed as a 28-gun ship (actually had 24 32lb carronades on her main deck, 8 32 lb carronades on her quarter deck, and 4 6 lb long guns on her foredeck).
The French frigates were much sought after by the British, because of their manoeuvrability and speed. The streamlined design of the hull below the waterline meant that these frigates could outrun most other ships. Her big moment came in October 1799, under the command of Captain Edward Hamilton for the daring rescue of the frigate Hermoine. The latter’s crew had mutinied, killing their commander and officers. The ship surrendered to the Spanish, and was taken to the harbor at Puerto Cabello in modern day Venezuela. In trying to rescue the ship, the boats of the Surprise were spotted and fired on by patrolling gun boats. They sailed forward, boarded the Hermoine, cleared the deck and sailed her out. Their losses were 12 wounded, whilst the Spanish suffered a loss of 216 wounded (including many dead). Captain Hamilton who led the rescue was knighted for his conduct, and the Hermoine restored to the British Navy. |
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