num_pages: 144
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Frigate Surprise : The Complete Story of the Ship Made Famous in the Novels of Patrick O'Brian
publisher: Conway