1787, England
H.M.S. Bounty was mostly famous for the crew’s mutiny upon reaching Tahiti.
Originally a collier launched in 1784 under the name of Bethia, the H.M.S. Bounty was a small merchant vessel purchased in 1787 by the British Royal Navy and refit for the purpose of collecting breadfruit plants from Tahiti ...
1787, England
H.M.S. Bounty was mostly famous for the crew’s mutiny upon reaching Tahiti.
Originally a collier launched in 1784 under the name of Bethia, the H.M.S. Bounty was a small merchant vessel purchased in 1787 by the British Royal Navy and refit for the purpose of collecting breadfruit plants from Tahiti and transporting them to the West Indies under the command of Captain Blight.
She was a small vessel with three masts and full-rigged. She was also equipped with 4 canons and 10 swivel guns.
In 1789 upon reaching Tahiti the crew with the second in command Lieutenant Fletcher organised a mutiny and ordered Captain Blight and his loyal officers in the ship’s boat. They managed to sail 3,600 miles to Coupang (Indonesia), unique feast in naval history.
The mutineers sailed away searching for a safe haven to avoid reprisals from the Royal Navy. They finally settled on Pitcairn Island and to avoid detection set fire to the ship.
The remains of H.M.S. Bounty were discovered in 1957.
