HMS Surprise
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HMS Surprise is the fictional early-19th-century Royal Navy frigate that serves as Captain Jack Aubrey’s command in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin novels and their film adaptation "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Surprise canonical | 6 |
| H.M.S. Surprise | 3 |
| HMS Surprise (1796) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional Royal Navy frigate
ⓘ
fictional ship ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aubrey–Maturin series
ⓘ
surface form:
Aubrey–Maturin novels
HMS Surprise (novel) ⓘ Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ⓘ The Far Side of the World ⓘ
surface form:
The Far Side of the World (novel)
The Letter of Marque ⓘ other Aubrey–Maturin novels ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Navy during Napoleonic era
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin ⓘ |
| basedOn |
HMS Surprise
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Surprise (1796)
|
| captain | Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
War of 1812
ⓘ
surface form:
War of 1812 (in series timeline)
Wars with Napoleonic France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Patrick O'Brian
ⓘ
surface form:
Patrick O’Brian
|
| depictedAs | frigate ⓘ |
| fictionalRole | Jack Aubrey’s primary command ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Aubrey–Maturin series ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationOf | events from several Aubrey–Maturin novels ⓘ |
| flag |
White Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
White Ensign (fictional depiction)
|
| genre | historical naval fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
primary setting for much of the Aubrey–Maturin series
ⓘ
setting for sea battles ⓘ |
| notableCrewMember |
Barret Bonden
ⓘ
Killick ⓘ Stephen Maturin ⓘ Tom Pullings ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | repurposed replica of HMS Rose (in film production) ⓘ |
| publicationContext | 20th-century historical novels ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| setting |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Captain Jack Aubrey
this entity surface form:
H.M.S. Surprise
this entity surface form:
H.M.S. Surprise
this entity surface form:
HMS Surprise (1796)
this entity surface form:
H.M.S. Surprise