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A small number of ships have survived from the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars or their immediate aftermath. In addition to these venerable survivors a number of replica ships have been built.
They range from Nelson's Victory and the Constitution to the replica of Cook's Endeavour and the replica frigates Surprise and Grand Turk. This page is a list of those Broadside has managed to track down.
The following is a list of ships found by Broadside:
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HMS Victory |
Victory is probably one of the best known ships in the world. Originally built in 1765 and commissioned in 1778, by October 1805 and the Battle of Trafalgar Victory was already an old lady.
After Trafalgar, Victory remained in front line service until 1812, after which she was anchored in Portsmouth Harbour, fulfilling a number of functions. In 1922 she was moved to the dry dock where she can be seen today.
http://www.hms-victory.com/
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USS Constitution |
Launched in 1797, Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat.
In 1812 America went to war with the United Kingdom, and in August of that year she fought an action with HMS Guerriere. In the course of the action the British ship was dismasted, and was sunk after survivors had been bought aboard the Constitution. In 1815, she was involved in another action against British ships, HMS Cyane and Levant. Constitution captured both ships, although the Levant was later re-captured by the Royal Navy.
http://www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/
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HMS Trincomalee |
HMS Trincomalee was built in India in 1817. A Leda class frigate, her service was short lived, and she never saw action.
She arrived in England in 1819 and was immediately laid up in ordinary. Trincomalee remained in that state until 1845, when she was commissioned for service in the West Indies. Following that commission, she remained in service until 1857 when she once again entered lay up in Chatham.
She had further employment as a training and depot ship with the Navy until 1903 when she was moved to Falmouth and was renamed Foudroyant. As Foudroyant she continued as a training ship until 1986.
No longer needed as a training ship, the decision was made to restore her, and she was transported by barge from her moorings in Portsmouth Harbour to Hartlepool. After fund raising, restoration work began in 1990. The renamed Trincomalee remains afloat and open to the public in Hartelpool.
http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/
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HMS Unicorn |
Unicorn, like HMS Trincomalee is a Leda class frigate and was launched sometime after the end of the Napoleonic Wars - her keel was laid in 1822, and she was launched in 1824. After launch, she went straight in to lay up, although she did find employment in various static roles. At various times she acted a powder hulk, a drill ship and a headquarters ship. Eventually in 1968 a preservation trust was formed, and ownership was transferred to trust form the Royal Navy. The Unicorn remains afloat in Dundee and is open to the public.
http://www.frigateunicorn.org/
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Grand Turk |
Built in Turkey in 1997, the Grand Turk is a replica of an 18th. Century frigate. She is probably best known for her TV role as HMS Indefatigable in the Hornblower TV series. She has also featured in other TV series, and took part in the Trafalgar celebrations in Portsmouth in 2005.
http://www.turks.co.uk/tp/tp.html
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Surprise |
Surprise is a replica 18th. Century frigate and was originally built in 1970 as HMS Rose. She spent many years as a sail training ship before being acquired for the film 'Master and Commander' in 2002. In 2004 the frigate was acquired by the San Diego Maritime Museum, which plans to return her to a seagoing condition.
http://www.sdmaritime.com/contentpage.asp?ContentI
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Endeavour |
Endeavour is a replica of Captain James Cook's famous vessel. Built in Australia in 1994, Endeavour spent several years sailing the world before returning to Sydney in 2005, when ownership was transferred to the Australian National Maritime Museum. Based in Sydney, Endeavour remains in a seagoing condition.
http://www.anmm.gov.au/tempex.htm#endeavour
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Bounty |
Originally built in 1960 for the Marlon Brando/TrevorHoward film 'Mutiny on the Bounty', Bounty has since made many film and television appearances. Now owned by the Tall Ship Bounty Organization, the ship remains in seaworthy condition and is used as a sail training vessel.
http://www.tallshipbounty.org/main.html
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Lady Nelson |
| <>The Lady Nelson is a replica of an 18th. Century vessel built in Deptford specifically for survey work in Australia. Built in 1798, she arrived in Australia in 1800. She was variously employed for many years before being lost in 1825.
The replica was built 1988 and rigged as a brig. She is owned and operated by the Tasmanian Sail Training Association.
http://www.ladynelson.org.au/
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Pride of Baltimore |
The Pride of Baltimore is a 1988 built replica of an early 19th. century schooner.
She is based in Baltimore and is owned and operated by the people of Maryland.
http://www.intandem.com/NewPrideSite/
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Shtandart |
The Shtandart is a replica of an early 18th. Century frigate. She is a replica of the first frigate built by Peter the Great for the Russian navy. The first Shtandart was the result of Peter's travels in Holland and England and was built in 1703.
The replica Shtandart was built in Russia between 1994 and 1998, and maintains a full schedule each season.
http://www.shtandart.com/
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