The HMS Surprise, used in the 2003 film “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” starring Russell Crowe, is berthed at the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 13: The HMS Surprise, replica ship, part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego collection was used in the 2003 film, "Master and Commander," starring Russell Crowe, before it ...

The HMS Surprise is neither old, nor an "HMS" anything. It's an honorary name taken from her name in the movie "Master and Commander." Originally called the Rose, she's a replica of a mid-1700s ...

HMS Bounty, a cinematic replica of the ship sailed by Capt. Bligh in a famous 1789 mutiny, has sunk in stormy waters off North Carolina, an apparent casualty of Hurricane Sandy. The Coast Guard ...

A crew woman who was pulled from the water after the replica ship HMS Bounty sank during Hurricane Sandy has died, a spokesman for a North Carolina hospital said on Tuesday.

Two people are still missing after the 16-strong crew of the replica tall ship HMS Bounty was forced to abandon ship as Hurricane Sandy approached.

A ship's captain remained missing after the crew of a replica of the HMS Bounty abandoned the vessel in stormy seas.