Bounty

A full-rigged ship built in 1783 at the River Hull as the Bethia.

Registered dimensions: 85'1"½×24'4"×11'4", burthen 220 26/94 tons.

1783 [?]: Keel laid in Dry Dock No. 2 on the River Hull.
1787 May 26: Purchased by the Navy Board from Meesrs Wellbank, Sharp and Brian for £ 2600. She was moved from the Old Wapping Stairs to the Deptford Yard for fitting out.
1787 June 8: Renamed the HMS Bounty.
1787 August 16: Lieutenant William Bligh was appointed by the Admiralty as the commander of HMS Bounty.
1787 December 23: HMS Bounty sails from Spithead for Tahiti.
1788 March 23 – April 21: Struggles to round Cape Horn, but is forced to turn around and sail for the Cape of Good Hope instead.
1788 May 24 – June 28: Repairs and provisioning at the False Bay.
1788 August 20 – September 3: Provisioning at Adventure Bay.
1788 October 26: Arrives at Matavai Bay, Tahiti.
1789 April 4: Leaves Tahiti for the West Indies.
1789 April 29: A mutiny lead by Fletcher Christian occurs.
1790 January 23: The Bounty was burnt at Pitcairn Island after having been stripped of everything useful.

Other web-sites of interest:

Mutiny on the HMS Bounty 1787, by Paul J. Lareau. List of crew members and other persons associated with the mutiny.

Updated 1999-04-26 by Lars Bruzelius