BATH — A full-scale replica of the War of 1812 privateer Fame will be available for boarding at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
“During the War of 1812, more than 500 privately owned vessels were commissioned by the U.S. government to arm themselves and to seek out and capture British merchant ships and cargo intended for Britain,” a museum release states. “The move was made to help counterbalance the overwhelming odds the British Navy held over the fledgling U.S. Navy — over 1,000 ships of the line for Britain as opposed to a mere 20 ships for the U.S.”
The original Fame was a fast Chebacco fishing schooner before she was converted for her wartime role in the summer of 1812. Fame made at least 20 captures before being wrecked in the Bay of Fundy in 1814.
Visiting Fame is free with a museum admission. For more information, call 443-1316 or visit www.mainemaritimemuseum.org.
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