The Frigate Surprise : The Complete Story of the Ship Made Famous in the Novels of Patrick O'Brian
By (author): "Geoff Hunt, Brian Lavery"
ISBN1844860744
ISBN139781844860746
AsinThe Frigate Surprise : The Complete Story of the Ship Made Famous in the Novels of Patrick O'Brian
Original titleThe Frigate Surprise: The Design, Construction and Careers of Jack Aubrey's Favourite Command
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.