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HMS Surprise
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Medium: Acrylic
Artwork Size: 76cm (w) x 61cm (h)
Uploaded on: Thursday 25th Aug, 2022
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Medium: Acrylic
Artwork Size: 76cm (w) x 61cm (h)
Uploaded on: Thursday 25th Aug, 2022
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HMS Surprise was the name the Royal Navy gave to the French Navy’s Corvette Unité after Unité‘s capture in 1796. Unité was launched on 16 February 1794. Surprise gained fame in 1799 for the recapture of HMS Hermione. Here she is sailing off the coast of Brazil on her way to the Pacific.
