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HMS BOUNTY

HMS Bounty was an English three masts, full-rigged ship launched in 1784. She was purchased by the Royal Navy for the transporting of breadfruit from Tahiti to British territories in the West Indies. The breadfruit was supposed to serve as cheap food for slaves that worked in the sugar cane plantations.

HMS Bounty was commanded by William Bligh. He was 33, had a career that included a tour as sailing master of the HMS Resolution during Cook's third voyage. The ship's complement was 46 men.

After 5 months on the Tahiti island, HMS Bounty weighed anchor on 4 April 1789. She carried more than 1,000 breadfruit trees. On the 22nd day at sea, the ship's second in command, Fletcher Christian, seized the ship in a mutiny.

The mutineers ordered Captain Bligh, along with 18 loyal seamen, aboard the ship’s launch and cast them adrift. Using only a sextant and a pocket watch, Bligh managed to reached safety in 41 days.

The mutineers settled on Pitcairn Island in 1790 and burned the HMS Bounty. Fourteen mutineers were eventually arrested in Tahiti and brought back to England.