Model of HMS Surprise from Master & Commander

I built this model in 2005-2007 of an actual British 24 gun frigate (known as a six rate gun ship) for my niece, Colleen Underwood, in Brick NJ. The actual ship is the HMS Rose - it is a full working replica of this type of British gun ship circe 1812. This ship was used in the filming of the movie, Master and Commander, the Far Side of the World starring Russell Crowe as Captain "Lucky Jack" Aubrey. His ship in the movie (and the book it's based on) is called the HMS Surprise. HMS stands for "His Majesty's Ship" - 1812 was the time of the Napoleonic wars - the movie is a cat-and-mouse chase between the HMS Surprise and a French 50 gun ship. It's a great movie - I own it and my sister Ann gave me a CD about how it was made. I used both to help me build this. In this portrayal, it is under full sail with these extra sails that were put on the outside of the main sails to get more wind power. They were sailing away from the French ship which was trying to run it down to attack it. My sister, Sandy, Colleen's Mom, has the model by her front door - Colleen will eventually have a fireplace mantel for it I'm sure!