The Maritime Museum of San Diego will permanently close its 18th century replica frigate the HMS Surprise on Aug. 1, 2027, following an assessment that keeping the ship at the museum is no longer financially viable.
The ship has been part of the museum since 2004. It was launched originally in 1970 as the HMS Rose and served as a training vessel for decades before being transformed to the HMS Surprise for the Academy Award-winning film “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” as well as appearing in one of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies.
“For more than two decades, the museum has invested substantial resources in preserving, restoring, and maintaining HMS Surprise as an important component of its collection,” a statement from the museum said…