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Bluenose — Canadian schooner, fishing and racing
Featured on the Canadian dime and once on a Canadian 50 cent postage stamp (see "Another IMAGE") and appears on some Nova Scotia licence plates. During its racing career Bluenose was never beaten and held the International Fisherman's Trophy for 18 consecutive years. LAUNCHED: 1921, March 18 → FATE: Struck a coral reef and abandoned off Haiti on January 28, 1946.

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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.

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Christina O — Greek luxury yacht
Famous yacht of Ari Onassis and his wife, former first lady, Jackie Kennedy. Originally a Canadian built anti-submarine River-class frigate, after WWII, she was purchased by Onassis, refitted as one the largest yachts in the world, and hosted many famous personalities. LAUNCHED: 1943, July 18 → FATE: Available for charter cruises from many ports.

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Esmeralda — Chilean wooden hull steam corvette
Engaged the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar in the Battle of Iquique despite the material superiority of the Peruvian ship. A replica of Esmeralda is a museum ship in Iquique, Chile. LAUNCHED: 1855, June 26 → FATE: Rammed and sunk on 21 May 1879 at the Battle of Iquique during the War of the Pacific.

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Gokstad — Viking clinker-built ship
Viking ship found in a burial mound at Gokstad farm in Sandefjord, Norway in 1880. Later she was used for the burial of an important chieftain who died about 900 A.D. (A replica is on display at the Hjemkomst Center museum in Moorhead, MN.) LAUNCHED: 890, circa → FATE: On display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway.

Gribshunden — Danish warship, one of the first carvel-built vessels and among the earliest armed with guns.
She was the flagship of the King of Denmark, Hans, on her way to a political summit with the Swedish leader when she sank, killing a number of those aboard and the summit. In 2015, the wreckage attracted international attention when a near perfectly-preserved wooden figurehead of a mythical beast was brought to the surface. LAUNCHED: 1485 → FATE: In 1495, she sank after an accidental fire while in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Ronneby in southeastern Sweden.

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Huáscar — Peruvian iron-clad turret ship
The flagship of the Peruvian Navy and participated in the Battle of Pacocha and the War of the Pacific of 1879–1883. She is the second oldest armored warship afloat and the oldest monitor afloat LAUNCHED: 1865, October 6 → FATE: She was restored and is a memorial ship anchored in Talcahuano, Chile.

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Jylland, HDMS — Danish Screw-propelled steam frigate
The world's largest wooden warship still in existence. She took part in the Battle of Heligoland May 9, 1864 LAUNCHED: 1860, November 20 → FATE: She is preserved as a museum ship in the small town of Eblet, Denmark.

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Mars — Swedish three masted warship
One of the largest warships at the time and the first ship to sink another ship with gunfire. The shipwreck was found by a team of divers north of the island Oland August 19, 2011. LAUNCHED: 1564 → FATE: Caught fire and exploded during the First Battle of Oland, May 31, 1564.

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.

Olympias — Greek trireme
The only commissioned replica trireme in the world. She achieved a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h) and was able to turn 180 degree within one minute. LAUNCHED: 1987, August → FATE: On exhibit in a dry dock at the Naval Tradition Park in Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece.

São Gabriel — Portugese caravel
Flagship of Vasco da Gama's armada which carried the first Europeans to the coast of India. She, along with ships São Rafael, Bérrio, and São Miguel, made the round trip in two years. LAUNCHED: 1497 → FATE: Unknown.

São Martinho — Portuguese galleon
Flagship of Duke of Medina Sedonia, commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada. In September 1588, she was among the few Armada ships to make it back to the port city of Santander, Spain, after suffering heavy damage by English ships. LAUNCHED: 1580 → FATE: 1589 perhaps.

Seeadler, SMS — Scottish windjammer, three-masted; American owned
One of the last sailing ships used in a war; as a German merchant raider disguised as a Norwegian wood carrier. she was originally named Pass of Balmaha before capture by a German submarine. LAUNCHED: 1888 → FATE: Wrecked on a reef at the island of Pacific, August 2, 1917.

St. Roch — Canadian schooner
The first ship to completely circumnavigate North America, and first to complete passage through the Northwest Passage west to east. She was also the first vessel to pass through the more northerly route of the Northwest Passage, and was also the first to navigate the passage in a single season. LAUNCHED: 1928, May 18 → FATE: On exhibit at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.

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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.

The number of Other Countries Ships with Sails listed is 16

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Bounty (replica) (Canadian collier)
2.	Jylland, HDMS (Danish Screw-propelled steam frigate)

Other Countries Ships with Sails
1.	Bounty (replica) Canadian collier
2.	Christina O Greek luxury yacht
3.	Esmeralda Chilean steam corvette
4.	Gokstad Viking clinker-built
5.	Gribshunden Danish warship
6.	Huáscar Peruvian iron-clad
7.	Jylland, HDMS Danish Screw-propelled steam frigate
8.	Mars Swedish three masted warship
9.	Moshulu Scottish barque
10.	Olympias Greek trireme
11.	São Gabriel Portugese caravel
12.	São Martinho Portuguese galleon
13.	Seeadler, SMS Scottish windjammer
14.	St. Roch Canadian schooner
15.	Surprise, HMS Canadian tall ship