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The Frigate Surprise : The Complete Story of the Ship Made Famous in the Novels of Patrick O'Brian

The Frigate Surprise : The Complete Story of the Ship Made Famous in the Novels of Patrick O'Brian

ISBN: 1844860744

ISBN 13: 9781844860746

Publication Date: 2008

Publisher: Conway

Pages: 144

Format: Hardcover

Authors: Brian Lavery, Geoff Hunt

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There is no more famous a vessel in naval fiction than HMS Surprise, the principal ship in Patrick O'Brian's much-celebrated Aubrey-Maturin series of sea stories. Yet, this 28-gun frigate also had a most eventful true historical career serving in both the French and then Royal navies.