Present-day Examples
Although no example of a Bermuda-built ship survives today, there is a replica of HMS Pickle (converted from a cutter) in Britain. She was built to take part in the celebrations commemorating the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 2005. Chartered to the Ocean Youth Trust East, she operates as a sail-training ship for youths. Her owners have currently offered her for sale.
Also, in 2006 the Bermuda Sloop Foundation launched a replica of the Royal Naval sloop-of-war, shown in the 1831 painting at the top of this page, which was constructed by a US contractor from modern materials. Known as the Spirit of Bermuda (not the first noteworthy vessel of the name), she operates from Bermuda primarily as a sail-training ship for youths.
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