HMAV Bounty
Ship
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... Wikipedia
Launched: 1784
Place built: Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
Length: 91′
Builder: Blaydes Shipyard
Armament: 4 × 4 pdr (1.8 kg) guns; 10 × swivel guns
Commissioned: 16 August 1787
Cost: purchased for £1,950
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