This was posted on a Maritime History list and I thought some of you might enjoy the site. Be sure to read the "articles"............ ~malinda > A full size replica of the Revolutionary War privateer Rattlesnake is > undergoing restoration in Jacksonville. It is the only full-rigged ship on > the East Coast south of Baltimore. (The MGM movie replica of the HMS Bounty > used to be homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, but has since moved north > and is undergoing extensive refitting in Maine.) You can see more about the > Rattlesnake at http://rattlesnake.daci.net/default.htm, but be advised that > the website hasn't been updated in years, so I have no idea on the ship's > current status. > >