H.B.M. Schooner Sultana

12 x 16" Original Watercolor by Maryland Artist Bert Ducey

HBM (His Britannic Majesty) Sultana was a small Royal Navy Schooner that patrolled the American coast from 1768 through 1772. Her role was to prevent smuggling and to collect customs duties. She was retired and sold in 1773 when unrest in Britain's American colonies required larger, better armed patrol craft.

A new Sultana, launched in Chestertown, Maryland, in 2001, serves as an educational vessel for schoolchildren as it travels around the Chesapeake Bay. Each year there are public excursions out of Chestertown and other ports.