ARTESANIA LATINA HMS SURPRISE BRITISH FRIGATE 1796

A British Frigate built at Le Havre in 1794 as a 24 8 lb long guns French corvette, I’Unite was captured in 1796 by the British and renamed H.M.S. Surprise. She was rearmed and classified as a sixth-rate frigate. She inspired the Aubrey-Maturin series of novels by Patrick O’Brian and featured in the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

Dimensions: L = 1330mm, H = 960mm, B = 465mm