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SanNic44 · 09-20-2009, 09:54 PM

I was doing some research for another novel I want to write (someday) and came across and interesting fact that I'll get to here in a second.

If you remember the movie Master and Commander, well Jack Aubrey's ship is the HMS Surprise. The Surprise was originally (according to my readings) built as L'Unite by the French at Le Havre. She was captured by the British, rearmed, and renamed.

Now the Aruba connection. Among her many cruises, in 1799 the Surprise captured a french schooner (Nancy) bound for Curacao and then on October 15, 1799, the Surprise cut out a 10 gun Dutch schooner here in Aruba and captured it.

So, it all does come back to Aruba.

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*Andrea J.* · 09-20-2009, 10:10 PM

cool
very interesting reading

doesn't "everything" come back to aruba??? ;-)

andrea

09-20-2009, 09:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
SanNic44 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Savaneta Posts: 975	Aruban Nautical History I was doing some research for another novel I want to write (someday) and came across and interesting fact that I'll get to here in a second. If you remember the movie Master and Commander, well Jack Aubrey's ship is the HMS Surprise. The Surprise was originally (according to my readings) built as L'Unite by the French at Le Havre. She was captured by the British, rearmed, and renamed. Now the Aruba connection. Among her many cruises, in 1799 the Surprise captured a french schooner (Nancy) bound for Curacao and then on October 15, 1799, the Surprise cut out a 10 gun Dutch schooner here in Aruba and captured it. So, it all does come back to Aruba. 44 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ Aruba's Novelist in Residence (sometimes) http://www.bentpage.wordpress.com/

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09-20-2009, 10:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Andrea J. Aruba since 1979 Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: renaissance island, eagle beach, amsterdam manor beach bar, alto vista chapel, cooks restaurant, madam janettes, big porch at B55 Posts: 12,025 Images: 74	cool very interesting reading doesn't "everything" come back to aruba??? ;-) andrea Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ Please, I'll have a Grande' decaf Mocha Latte' with a shot of liquid tranquilizer.