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Vice-Admiral William Bligh FRS (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was a British officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. He is best known for the mutiny on HMS Bounty, which occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command. The reasons behind the mutiny continue to be debated.
Aug 8, 2024 · The son of a customs officer, Bligh joined the Royal Navy in 1770. After six years as a midshipman, he was promoted to sailing master of the Resolution and served under James Cook on the great captain’s third and final voyage to the South Seas (1776–79).
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At the age of seven, William Bligh signed with the Royal Navy. When he was 16 years old, he became part of the crew of HMS Hunter as an able seaman. In the following year, he was made a midshipman. In September 1771, he joined the crew of Crescent and spent the next three years of his life on it.
Jul 16, 2019 · William Bligh (September 9, 1754–December 7, 1817) was a British mariner who had the bad luck, timing and temperament to be aboard two ships—HMS Bounty in 1789 and the HMS Director in 1791—on which the crew mutinied.
He was signed up for the Royal Navy in 1761, at the age of seven, in the same city. Whether he went to sea at this tender age is doubtful, as it was common practice to sign on a "young gentleman" simply in order to rack up the required years of service for quick promotion.
Nov 17, 2023 · In 1787, William Bligh rejoined the British Royal Navy with his old rank of Lieutenant but was immediately promoted to Lieutenant Commander as part of his new job. It was a pretty sweet gig. The Navy had this new ship called the Bethia which it had just purchased from a private party, refitted at great cost, and renamed the HMS Bounty .
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William Bligh was born in Plymouth, Devon, in 1754. He joined the Royal Navy at the tender age of seven in 1761, initially serving in his hometown. He officially became a midshipman in 1771 and served on the Crescent for the next three years.
