Photos aboard Master and Commander’s HMS Surprise.
It’s Christmas. I wasn’t planning to blog today. But this afternoon I became a new member of the Maritime Museum of San Diego! (Having lived for 15 years just a short walk from the museum, it’s about time!)
Naturally, I couldn’t wait to visit several of the amazing ships. The Maritime Museum of San Diego has one of the finest and largest collections of historical ships in the world!
If you’ve ever watched the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, then you’ll probably recognize the HMS Surprise. The beautiful tall ship, upon which many scenes were filmed, is in the museum’s collection. And I took a bunch of photos today!
Becoming a member of the Maritime Museum of San Diego is going to be awesome. Among other great perks, I can visit any of the ships free for an entire year. I can sit in the elegant enclosed passenger deck of the Steam Ferry Berkeley and read and write whenever I please! Right out on beautiful San Diego Bay! How cool is that?
I bet some of you might really enjoy membership, too! I’m told they are looking for volunteers to help sail their new Spanish galleon replica San Salvador!
A new exhibit called Man-of-War opened on HMS Surprise in May, 2018. There are many new signs around the ship, and the captain’s great cabin is now open to the public. (I intend to blog about the great cabin separately.)
Here are additional photos. Read the captions for explanations about life aboard British fighting ships from that fascinating era.
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15 thoughts on “Photos aboard Master and Commander’s HMS Surprise.”
A great collection of photos. Makes me sorry I missed this place when we were in San Diego a few weeks ago. I now have my excuse to head back there sometime soon!
Not only can one visit lots of ships, boats and submarines at the Maritime Museum of San Diego, but one can take a tour of the harbor on their historical pilot boat, or a tour of San Diego’s modern Navy ships down in the South Bay on their restored Swift Boat! If you’re into nautical stuff, you could spend a couple hours easily. The USS Midway Museum is also super cool!
A great collection of photos. Makes me sorry I missed this place when we were in San Diego a few weeks ago. I now have my excuse to head back there sometime soon!
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Not only can one visit lots of ships, boats and submarines at the Maritime Museum of San Diego, but one can take a tour of the harbor on their historical pilot boat, or a tour of San Diego’s modern Navy ships down in the South Bay on their restored Swift Boat! If you’re into nautical stuff, you could spend a couple hours easily. The USS Midway Museum is also super cool!
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Wow, what a brilliant ship to visit and look around. Great photos as well, its like stepping back in time!
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Did you see the movie from a few years back?
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Yes I did, that’s why this post caught my eye. I love old ships as well and all the history about them.
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I’ve got the DVD on my shelf. I suppose I’ve now got to watch Master and Commander once again!
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Its a great film, I’ve got it on DVD as well. Yes, I agree, certainly a good time to watch it again :o)
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Hey, Paul–have a great New Year!
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Thank you Richard! All the best for 2016!
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Always take the opportunity of exploring those old ships when it arises. You have captured a real time capsule. Des.
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I’ll be exploring them frequently!
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Greetings of Happy New Year 2016 to you and your family from Penang, Malaysia.
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Happy New Year! I hope all is well with you!
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