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- In 1957, Luis Marden discovered the remaining wreck of the Bounty where dives unearthed a range of surviving artefacts including a rudder pin, nails, oarlocks and fittings. The HMS Bounty was also reconstructed in 1960 for the film ‘The Mutiny On The Bounty ’ and used again in the 2006 film, ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Deadman’s Chest’.
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HMS Bounty, also known as HM Armed Vessel Bounty, was a British merchant ship that the Royal Navy purchased in 1787 for a botanical mission. The ship was sent to the South Pacific Ocean under the command of William Bligh to acquire breadfruit plants and transport them to the British West Indies.
Jul 10, 2013 · In 1957, photographer and explorer Luis Marden made the extraordinary discovery of the remains of the Bounty, still visible in shallow water off the shores of Pitcairn, more or less...
Aug 30, 2023 · Volunteer Katie talks about the dramatic mutiny of the HMS Bounty, the fate of the ship afterwards and the maritime archaeology of the site.
The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch.
Apr 27, 2021 · On April 28, 1789, the men aboard the H.M.S. Bounty, a British naval vessel commanded by Captain William Bligh, mounted a legendary mutiny. Having spent several idyllic months on the island of ...
Only one mutineer, John Adams, remained alive, along with several Polynesian women from the original group and a large number of children. Adams told Folger the Bounty had arrived at Pitcairn...
Feb 9, 2010 · On April 4, 1789, the Bounty departed Tahiti with its store of breadfruit saplings. On April 28, near the island of Tonga, Christian and 25 petty officers and seamen seized the ship.
