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HMS Victory
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HMS Victory was essential to
Britain's continued superiority on the high seas during
the Napoleonic Wars. HMS Victory was the legendary Nelson’s
flagship against France and Spain in the famous
Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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Mary Rose was
an English warship equipped with 78 guns. She was named
after King Henry VIII's favorite sister who later
became the queen of France.
Mary Rose was one of the first ships able to fire a
broadside and was the
second most powerful ship in the fleet and a firm
favorite of the king.
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HMS Agamemnon
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For three of the most crucial
decades of British naval history, HMS Agamemnon was at
the center of events, fighting at the Battle of the Saintes, the Battle of Copenhagen and, of course,
Trafalgar. Nelson always referred to HMS
Agamemnon as his
favorite ship.
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Royal
Caroline
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Royal Caroline is the official ship to transport the
English Royal family. Royal Caroline had several important design
features and was the most advanced ship at the time.
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USS Constitution
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USS Constitution
was never defeated in battle. In 1844,
USS Constitution became the first American warship to
circumnavigate the globe. USS Constitution is world’s
oldest commissioned warship still afloat as of
today.
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USS United States
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The
USS United States was the first of six frigates to
be launched and commissioned into the United States
Navy under the Acts of Congress of 1794. USS
United States was the fastest and the most heavily
armed.
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Amerigo
Vespucci was built in 1930. She is the largest of
the full rigged ships used by the navies of the
world for sail-training, the ‘Amerigo Vespucci’ was
named for the Italian navigator and explorer who
lived in the 15th century and for whom America was
named!
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HMS Bellona
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HMS Bellona was one of the most famous ships
of the British Navy. The 74-gun ship formed the backbone
of the principal naval powers of Europe from the Seven
Years War to the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
Her design was so
successful that it gave rise to two slightly modified classes
that eventually included over two dozen ships-of-the-line.
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Vasa
(Wasa)
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Named after the royal house, Wasa was built to
represent the power and glory of the great King
Gustave II of Sweden when the country was the
dominant military force in the Baltic. In 1628, Wasa
was built to be the most powerful and beautiful
warships ever to sail the seven seas.
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HMS Surprise
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In the
middle of the Napoleonic era (1805), the French had
captured most of Europe and intended to seize
England.
HMS Surprise received the specific instructions:
"Intercept French Acheron…you will sink, burn, or
take her as prize."
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Cutty
Sark
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Cutty Sark, the beautiful
clipper ship launched at Dumbarton on the Scottish
Clyde, was renowned throughout the seafaring world
and won a place in the hearts of British seamen,
coming second only to Nelson's own immortal H.M.S.
Victory.
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Mercury
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In an historic naval fight, the 20-gun Mercury
defeated two finest Turkey ships with a combination
of 184 guns. Captained the Mercury was
28-years old captain-lieutenant Kazarsky who was
considered the bravest officer of Russia's Black Sea
Fleet.
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USS
Essex
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Essex was the first Yankee warship that
captured a ship of the Royal Navy. During her first
eight weeks at sea, she had taken nine British
ships. In 17 months she went on to sweep
the Pacific of British whalers, merchantmen,
and warships, taking 16 vessels in all.
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Reale De
France
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The "REALE"
in the name points out that she belonged to the king
personally. The ship was
decorated by the sculptor Pierre Puget.
Some of the stern
ornaments are shown in the
Musée de la Marine
in Paris, which also holds
the original plans and many documents
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Indiscret
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The naval museum in Paris has a contemporary model
of the ship. It is covered with 22 photos and with
extensive explanations in the book by Jean
Boudriot, "Modeles Historiques, Musée de la
Marine", A.N.C.R.E., Paris, 1997.
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Black Prince |
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At the
time of the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin was
ambassador to France where he purchased French-built
corsair. These corsairs were the predecessors of the
Baltimore Clippers. The ships were painted black so
as to be nearly invisible at night. They were named
Black Prince and Black Princess. The crew were
Portuguese seamen but captained by an American. They
preyed on the British trade in English coastal
waters and for over a year nearly destroyed
Britain’s trade with the rest of the world.
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Californian is
a full-sized replica of the revenue service cutter
C.W. Lawrence which operated off the Californian
coast in the 1850s. The "Official Tall ship
Ambassador for the State of California" is now
providing sail training and sea educational programs
up and down the Californian coast.
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Great Eastern
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Great Eastern
was a monster for its time, six times larger
than any ship ever built
before.
Great
Eastern is perhaps best remembered as the ship that
laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable.
It was the only ship large enough to carry the
length of cable required.
The cable linking America with Europe was put in
place in September, 1866.
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Royal
Louis
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This ship
represented the masterpiece of French shipbuilding
at the end of the XVII century. She was built
in 1962 in Toulon by the master shipwright Francois
Coulomb and decorated by Jean Berain. With her
116 cannons, she was the largest and the most
decorated ship in the world.
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Ville de Paris
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The Ville de Paris was a large
three-decker French ship of the line that became
famous as the flagship of the Comte de Grasse during
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San Felipe
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Built in
1690, San Felipe soon proved to be Spain's most
powerful fighting ship ever. She established herself
very quickly as her impressive record in the first 4
years of service made her the flagship of the famous
Spanish Armanda. Under the command of Commodore
Enrique MacDonnell, San Felipe was armed to take on
the mightiest ships in the French and British
navies. Her slim profile and wide spread of sail
bestowed great maneuverability and agility.
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San Mateo
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The San Mateo represents a
Spanish galleon from the 16th century and was part
of the fleet of Philip II. She is a typical
example for the characteristic Spanish galleons.
Because of their perilous ways, these galleons were
a cross between freighter and battle-cruiser.
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San Francisco II
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During the 16th century the
most feared of all ships were the Spanish Galleons.
The San Francisco represents the mainstay ships of
the Spanish Armada. From that time and for nearly
150 years these small but sturdy ships reigned on
the high seas. San Francisco II Spanish Galleon S.
XVI. The most fearsome ships of the Spanish
Armada were her galleons, sailing ships that first
appeared in the middle of the 16th century and which
were, for a hundred and fifty years, the warships
par excellence. The San Francisco II was one
of the most outstanding of its age.
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San Carlos
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On board the San Carlos were
the first Europeans known to have seen San Francisco
Bay. It was August 5, 1775, that the first
Spanish ship, commanded by Lieutenant Juan Manuel de
Ayala, dropped anchor just inside the San Francisco
harbor mouth.
This San Carlos model was commissioned by the Wings
Over Alaska Museum. It was completed in July
2008 and not available for sale.
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HMS
Endeavour
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Captains Cook's ship
which discovered Australia and many other Islands in
the pacific.
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Sovereign of the Seas
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SOS fired a broadside of two
tons of metal and was known by the name "Golden
Devil." In her first naval engagement in 1652, she
sank a large Dutch warship with a single broadside!
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HMS Glatton
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At the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, she was
commanded by Captain William Bligh, formerly of HMS
Bounty. Having spotted a Dutch frigate
maneuvering to attack HMS Elephant, the flagship of
Admiral Horatio Nelson, Bligh sailed directly into
the line of fire and caught most of the enemy's
broadside. The Glatton was severely damaged but
remained afloat; the Elephant was saved.
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Soleil Royal
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Named in honor of the Sun King Louis XIV, Soleil
Royal was the symbol of grace and capacity. As the
flagship of the French Navy, Soleil
Royal was sumptuously decorated with wooden carvings
that depicted a variety of motifs symbolic of the
French monarch.
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Brig Hector
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This small and sturdy 200 ton-cargo vessel-with not
even the barest amenities of a passenger ship--
managed to carry a courageous band of 200 Scots to a
safe landing in Pictou harbor, marking the
beginning of a stead stream of Highland emigration to
the area that became known as Nova Scota on Canada's
Atlantic coast. A full-sized replica of the
Hector has been built to sail again.
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Potosi
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Potosi was a five-masted full-rigged ship built in
1895. Equipped with a patented brace winches for the
lower, top-sail yards and a patent for the fall
winches, she was able to take 6,000 tons of cargo!
She proved herself very profitable. Potosi had
a total
sail-area of 59,770 sq. feet!
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Le Napoleon
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Le Napoléon was the first purpose-built steam
battleship in the world. She is also considered the
first true steam battleship, and the first screw
battleship ever. Launched in 1850, she was the lead
ship of a class of 9 battleships, all considered as
very successful and built over a period of 10 years.
This class of ship was designed by the famous naval
designer Dupuy de Lôme.
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L'orenoque
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Built in 1848, L’Orenoque was the first French
frigate with mixed propulsion sail-steam. Although
equipped with mechanical propulsion advanced in
conception, it kept the typical masting of the
frigates in that time.
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HMS Bounty
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HMS Bounty is unquestionably
the most famous of all tall ships. The notorious
Captain Bligh and his ship are the subject of
thousands of books and articles and several motion
pictures.
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Flying Cloud
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During the California Gold
Rush, when eggs cost $1 each and a sack of flour
sold for $100, competition for trade was fierce.
Great clipper ships, known as California Clippers
were built for speed. The Flying Cloud was built
in East Boston in 1851. She sailed from New York
to San Francisco in 89 days and 8 hours-- a record
that still stands!
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HMS
St.
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HMS St. George
was named for the patron saint of England. In 1801,
she was Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship prior
to the Battle of Copenhagen; he transferred his flag
to HMS Elephant, whose lighter draft
enabled him to sail closer inshore for the
bombardment of the Danish capital on April 2. In
1811, St. George was the flagship of Rear
Admiral Robert Reynolds's Baltic Fleet.
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SS Great Britain
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Great Britain was by far the largest ship in the
world at that time. She was the world's
first steamship with a hull made of iron.
She also was the first propeller-driven ship to
achieve the Atlantic crossing.
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Mary Rose
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Mary Rose is one of the world's
best-known preserved warships. She was
built in 1509 for King Henry VIII's royal Navy and was the first ship to carry siege artillery on
deck.
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Santisima Trinidad
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Santísima Trinidad was
famous as the only four-decker ship of the line ever
built. Her 144 guns and her strong, growing
red color scared away enemy ships who only dared to
come in pack. This celebrated gigantic
first-rate Spanish ship remained the world's biggest
warship during her service.
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Neptune pirate ship
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This galleon
Neptune was a movie star in the movie Pirate
by Roman Polanski. Pirate was a 1987
Academy awards nominee and a César awards winner.
Neptune is now stationed at Genoa
Harbor in Italy.
Expected availability: Fall 2008.
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HMS Sirius
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After five years in service between
Britain and North America, HMS
Sirius was fitted out for service as flagship of
the "First Fleet"
On May 13, 1787 the First Fleet
embarked from Plymouth, England on a journey to the
far side of the world. The convoy of 11 ships
contained 1,500 marines, officers, seamen and their
families and 732 convicts.
The fleet was bound for the
great South Land to establish the penal colony of
New South Wales, the future first state of the
Australian Commonwealth. The fleet arrived in Botany
Bay eight months and one week later. On January 26,
1788, the fleet sailed to Port Jackson
(the future Sydney Harbor) and Captain Phillip
landed to proclaim the first Australia Day and
became the first Governor of the new nation. In 1788, HMS Sirius
circumnavigated the globe to obtain provisions from
Cape Town to save the fledgling
colony of New South Wales from starvation.
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HMS Revenge
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The English flagship
in the battle of Armada. The first of the
new "race-built" vessels to grace the English fleet.
Regarded as one of the finest galleons in the world.
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La Stella De Norte
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Launched in 1500, this early gallon was equipped
with sails and oars. Despite its bulky look,
it was faster than its predecessors, the lumbering
Naos. The ship was armed heavily to protect
its valuable cargo. Hull length: 157'5"
overall length: 206', beam 46'.
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HMS Elephant
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In 1801 Admiral
Horatio Nelson chose it as his flagship during the
Battle of Copenhagen due to its suitability for the
shallow waters that prevailed there. It was on this
ship that he is said to have put his telescope to
his blind eye and claimed not to be able to see a
signal ordering him to withdraw.
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USS
Constellation
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150-year
old sloop-of-war, the last all-sail ship built by
the U.S. Navy. The first U.S. Navy ship to bear the
name Constellation, for the "new constellation of
stars" on the American flag.
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USS Ranger
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During the Revolutionary War,
the famous captain John Paul Jones sailed to France
in the Ranger carrying word of General Burgoyne's
historic surrender at Saratoga. As his ship
intered Quiberon Bay on Feb 14, 1778, Jones fired 13
guns and received in return a rousing salute from
the French fleet marking the first time that the new
American flag-the Stars and Stripes- was officially
acknowledged by a foreign power. It was
also abroad the Ranger, later the same year, that
Jones launched the series of bold sea raids along
the British coast that earned him his distinguished
reputation as a fearless seaman.
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