HMS Bounty
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| Career (Great Breetain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Bethia (1784–1787) Bounty (1787–) |
| Bigger: | Blaydes shipyard, Kingston-upon-Hull, Unitit Kinrick |
| Cost: | £1950 |
| Acquired: | 26 Mey 1787 |
| Commissioned: | 16 August 1787 |
| Fate: | Burned, 23 Januar 1790 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Armed Vessel |
| Tons burthen: | 220 26⁄94 |
| Length: | 90 ft 10 in (27.69 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) |
| Depth o hauld: | 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 44 officers an men |
| Airmament: | 4 × 4-poonder guns 10 × swivel guns |
HMS Bounty, an aa kent as HM Armed Vessel Bounty, wis a smaa merchant vessel purchased bi the Royal Navy for a botanical mission. The ship, unner the command o William Bligh, wis sent tae the Paceefic Ocean tae acquire breadfruit plants an transport them tae Breetish possessions in the Wast Indies. That mission wis never completit, due tae a mutiny led bi the actin Master, Fletcher Christian. This wis the famous Mutiny on the Bounty.[1]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ C. Knight, "HM Armed Vessel Bounty," Mariner's Mirror 22 (1936). Retrieved 2009-01-23.
