To quote from the Lynx webpage: "Lynx is an interpretation of an actual privateer
named Lynx built by Thomas Kemp in 1812 in Fell's Point, Maryland."

The ship was launched on July 28, 2001 in Rockport, Maine.

Construction details: http://rockportmarine.com/lynx/
Other details about the ship: http://www.privateerlynx.com/