Famous Ships and Boats

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Bounty (replica) — Canadian collier, three-mast (American owned)
A reconstruction of the original 1787 Royal Navy ship built for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty. She also appeared in the 1989 movie Treasure Island and the 2006 and 2007 movies Pirates of the Caribbean. Over the years, she was also used for promotion, entertainment, and education. LAUNCHED: 1960, August 18 → FATE: Sank near North Carolina during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012.

Earnslaw, TSS — New Zealand ferry, coal-fired steamship
One of the oldest tourist attractions in New Zealand carrying passengers across Lake Wakatipu. She made a cameo appearance in the 2008 movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as an Amazon River boat. LAUNCHED: 1912, February 18 → FATE: Still in use.

Gerda III — Danish lighthouse tender
During WWII, in 1943, she was used to smuggle about 300 Jews from Nazi occupied Denmark to Sweden. The rescue story is the subject of the 1991 film A Day in October. LAUNCHED: 1928 → FATE: On exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

Moshulu — Scottish barque, four-masted
Famous through the books of Eric Newby such as The Last Grain Race, 1956. Between 1904 and 1914, under German ownership, Kurt shipped coal, nitrate, coal, and coke around the world. She appeared in several movies. LAUNCHED: 1904, April 18 → FATE: Currently a floating restaurant docked in Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Surprise, HMS — Canadian tall ship based on the 1757 HMS Rose, a sixth-rate frigate
As HMS Rose, she appeared in the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and was officially re-registered as HMS Surprise in honor of her role in the film. In 2010, she portrayed HMS Providence in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. LAUNCHED: 1970 → FATE: Since 2007, based in Maritime Museum of San Diego.

Theodore Too — Canadian tug boat
Full size imitation tugboat based on the fictional tugboat Theodore from the television show Theodore Tugboat. She is the ambassador of the U.S. National Safe Boating Council and mascot to the U.S. Coast Guard participating in several tall ship events. LAUNCHED: 2000, April 18 → FATE: Still in service.

The number of Other Countries Ships in Movies, TV, and Books listed is 6

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Earnslaw, TSS (New Zealand ferry)

Other Countries Ships in Movies, TV, and Books
1.	Earnslaw, TSS New Zealand ferry
2.	Gerda III Danish lighthouse tender
3.	Moshulu Scottish barque
4.	Surprise, HMS Canadian tall ship
5.	Theodore Too Canadian tug boat