Tall ships reenact cannon battles

The Pride of Baltimore II battled against the Privateer Lynx Sunday, in a reenactment intended to inform the public about the War of 1812.

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Tall ships Lynx and Pride of Baltimore II fired cannon shots at each other Sunday afternoon in Boston Harbor.

Metro - 02privateer - Boston, MA - 07/01/2012 -- Aboard the 1812-era ship the Pride of Baltimore II, gunner Frank Bell fires a blank round from a replica smooth-bore gun at the Privateer Lynx during a battle reenactment in the Boston Harbor. (Tamir Kalifa for The Boston Globe)

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Gunner Frank Bell fired a blank round from a replica smooth-bore gun during a battle reenactment.

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The battle shows "what it may have been like during the War of 1812,” said the Pride’s captain, Jamie Trost.

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Pride of Baltimore II’s Frank Bell had Lynx in his sights Sunday.

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Both crews are based in Baltimore, where the original, groundbreaking schooners were built.

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Second mate John Pickering cleaned the barrel of a replica smooth-bore gun aboard the Pride of Baltimore II.

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Danny Ainge (left) smiled as the Celtics introduced draft picks Jared Sullinger, Fab Melo, and Kris Joseph.

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With the increased cost of the MBTA’s The Ride program, Marian MacLennan, 90, says she will have to curtail her activities.

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