The True Frigate

“On and on she sailed, in warmer seas but void, as though they alone had survived Deucalion’s flood; as though all land had vanished from the earth; and once again the ship’s routine dislocated time and temporal reality so that this progress was an endless dream, even a circular dream, contained within an unbroken horizon and punctuated only by the sound of guns thundering daily in preparation for an enemy whose real existence it was impossible to conceive.” — Patrick O’Brian, HMS Surprise.

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Some more folks from the Aubreyad!

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The Ship “Vlissingen” — a 17th-century Dutch vessel beautifully portrayed in oil by Jan de Quelery (1957)

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H.M.S. Prince – First Rate, 110 Guns (Jury Rigged) in Portsmouth Harbour. 1828

Shown with her original ornate stern balconies - before the introduction of the later closed stern design - the vessel is jury rigged, indicating temporary repairs or reduced rigging.

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Shipping Scene at Night, by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1882

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Pride of Baltimore II

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“Squall to Windward” by American marine painter Mark Myers

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A scene on Lake Ontario, 1813.

The inscription reads:

United States Sloop of War General Pike, Commodore Chauncey and the British Sloop of War Wolf, sir James Yeo, Preparing for action. Sept. 28th, 1813. Published and Sold by Shelton and Kensett, Chesire Con., Nov. 1st, 1813.

The Wolfe is misprinted as Wolf.

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HMS Trincomalee (1817)

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One of the most famous pirate ships, the flagship "Whydah Gally", owned by the richest pirate Sam Bellamy (Black Sam), which sank as a result of a shipwreck, was found in 1984.

A ship's bell was found, on which the ship's name "THE WHYDAH GALLY 1716" was cast.

Experts noted the incredible density of finds: pistols, sabers, cannon parts, thousands of coins, jewelry, ceramics. Sometimes the coins were mixed with the bones.

These treasures were recovered from the wreck of the pirate ship "Whydah Gally" off the coast of Cape Cod in 1717.

The objects are on display in the museum Real Pirates Salem in Salem, Massachusetts.

Ahoy! Welcome to the Real Pirates Museum in Salem, MA, home to the only verified pirate treasure in the world!

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Photographer: Viktor Peryakin

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The brigantine Tres Hombres on her way to Blankenberge, Belgium

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At the opera with my love :) 😍 ⚓️ @rested-shaved-coffeed

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Dawn suspect, by Montague Dawson (1890-1973)

Montague Dawson depicts the renowned 18th century Revenue Cutter H.M.S. KITE giving chase to the ship of notorious smuggler David "Smoker" Browning.

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The Bark "Black Eagle" cutting in at Chesterfield Inlet, by John Stobart (1929-2023)