American Replica of the 1757 Seaford-Class 6th Rate, (sometimes) 20 Gun,
Royal Navy frigate. Built Lunenburg, Nova Scotia 1970. Later berthed Providence, R.I.,
and subsequently Black Rock Cove, Bridgeport, CT. Purchased by Hollywood
moviemakers, she was "HMS Surprise" in the movie
"Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World". Currently
berthed at, and belongs to, San Diego Historical Ship Museum.

NOTE: This site is currently under construction (01/05/06). I was a re-enactor blackpowder cannoneer aboard "Rose" back during the Bi-Centennial Years off the New England coast. We had many adventures and lots of fun. But basically "Rose" and her operators proved quite insensitive to the golden opportunity she presented for serious "living history" investigations. Coupled with dubious seamanship and haphazard Quarterdeck Command on numerous occasions, it is only luck that "Rose" did not get into much more serious trouble at the time. I was witness to much of this, and moreover have stored film and graphics (elsewhere) to substantiate my claims. Since this side of the "Rose" saga has never been told before, I feel it is a tale long overdue. As I retrieve my stored files here - I shall share them with you! Meanwhile, please enjoy the several postings here - which are by way of explaining what's to come and for your present entertainment. As I say, hopefully when I can get to my real-life graphics again, most of these will be dropped and the actual scenes substituted. (And please indulge the temporary white-on-black text of many following slides: they come from a previously prepared Powerpoint presentation where they are quite sharp and clear -but they do not transfer well here. Most of these w-on-b slides will be removed once the actual images in my stored collection become available...)

The Truth Will Out

More Truth: Derelictions Afloat..
More Derelictions: No Smoking! - Lean a Bit This-a-Way
More: Semper Paratus &... Firehoses!
"We're The Boyz What Make The Noise"
International Incidents & Mutiny
'Wired' for Broadsides
Avast there, aloft!
History Repeats Itself
Mindsets
Types of Participants
Apple Barrels & Redcoats
Groggy on...Grog
A British Fourth Rate Sinking...
I Visit Old Shipmates - Ha!
So That's What That Means!
Repell Boarders!
A Banks Schooner I Made
An 1812 Privateer I Made
Voyages Recalled: 'Ironsides' Imperiled...
Voyages Recalled: The 'Turnaround Cruise' at Boston...
Voyages Recalled: What I Saw From Two Different Bunks...
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