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HMS BOUNTY model
HMS Bounty was three masts, full-rigged ship
merchant vessel
of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1784.
The ship was sent to the Pacific Ocean
to acquire breadfruit plants and transport them to
British possessions in the West Indies in
hopes that they would grow well there and become a cheap
source of food for slaves.
In June 1787, HMS Bounty was refitted at Deptford.
The great cabin was converted to house the potted
breadfruit plants, and gratings were fitted to the upper
deck. William Bligh was appointed Commanding Lieutenant
of the Bounty on 16 August 1787 at the age of 33, after
a career that included a tour as sailing master of James
Cook's Resolution during Cook's third and final
voyage (1776–80). The ship's complement was 46 men.
That mission was never completed, due to a mutiny led by
the acting Master, Fletcher Christian. The mutineers
later burned HMS Bounty while she was moored at Pitcairn
Island. An American adventurer rediscovered the remains
of the ship in 1957.
For the 1962 film, a
new HMS Bounty model was constructed in 1960 in Nova Scotia.
For much of 1962 to 2012, she sailed the world to appear
at harbors and take paying passengers to recoup running
costs. On 29 October 2012, sixteen Bounty crew members
abandoned ship off the coast of North Carolina after
getting caught in the high seas brought on by Hurricane
Sandy. The ship sank on Monday 29 October 2012 and two
crew members, including Captain Robin Walbridge, were
reported as missing. The Captain was not found and
presumed dead on 2 November 2012. The Coast Guard
recovered the body of one of the missing crew members, Claudene Christian, descendant of Fletcher Christian of
the original HMS Bounty.
A second HMS
Bounty model was built in New Zealand in 1979 and used
in the 1984 film The Bounty. After the movie, she served
the tourist excursion market from Darling
Harbor, Sydney, Australia, until being sold to HKR
International Limited in October 2007. She was then a
tourist attraction (also used for charter, excursions
and sail training) based in Discovery Bay, on Lantau
Island in Hong Kong. She was decommissioned on 1 August
2017.
About the construction of the HMS Bounty
model:
- Built from scratch
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Plank-on-frame
construction.
- Authentic Extensive rigging system comprised of many
different sizes of rope and features numerous blocks and
deadeyes
- Full length masts and bowsprit per original blueprints
- Beautiful and correct stern gallery. The stern gallery is a
very important but so many made it wrong.
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Copper-plated bottom:
When Fletcher Christian and the mutineers
stripped the Bounty off for useful materials and
burned the hulk to the waterline (the copper sheaths
blocked the fire from spreading down), as feature by the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/v8RrCz_SRtCcGn6qcOQXsA
- The boats are real
wood, with real planks. We are the only one who
stays true to the art of tall ships.
39" long x
33" tall x 12" wide $4,830
Shipping
and insurance in the
contiguous US included.
Other places: $600 flat rate. This model is in
stock and can be shipped within 5 business days.
Learn more about HMS Bounty model here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Bounty
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