Era: 1700-1815
Apex of Sail
Surprise, HMS
A 1970 replica of the 1757, 20-gun, 6th-post ship HMS Rose. Later converted to a period-accurate 28-gun ship to play the part of the fictional HMS Surpsise in the movie Master and Commander. Now part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego.
Niagra
Relief flagship for Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Part of the Erie Maritime Museum.
Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was the largest ship in the Connecticut State Navy from her launch on 13 Jun, 1776, until the British Royal Navy captured her in a battle off the coast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
HMS Victory
HMS Victory is best known for her role as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar
Royal Louis
The Royal Louis was a 1st-rate 116-gun ship of the line of the Royal French Navy. Construction finished in 1762.
Launch – HMS Bounty
Captain Bligh and his followers were forced into this launch following mutiny on the HMS Bounty. They sailed 47 days seeking safety with the loss of only one man.
