HMS Surprise Model Ship with Tabletop Display Case and OptionalPersonalized PlaqueEverything Nauticalis proud to present this stunningHMS Surprise Model Ship with Tabletop Display Case, now available with the option to add a customized plaque. Display this beautiful ship anywhere in your own home or office!The HMS Surprise has become famous as the 18th-century tall ship portrayed in the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, starring Russell Crowe. The ship used in the Academy Award-winning film is actually a modern tall ship a magnificent replica of a 24-gun Royal Navy frigate. The Surprise was painstakingly re-created to look like a vessel from the Revolutionary War Era. The replica ship was christened HMS Rose when launched in 1970 in Nova Scotia, and for more than 30 years it served as a sail-training vessel, primarily along the East Coast. In the movie, a fictional British frigate named the Surprise and a much larger Frenc