HMS Bounty
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HMS Bounty was an 18th-century British Royal Navy ship best known for the infamous 1789 mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against Captain William Bligh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Bounty canonical | 8 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship
ⓘ
armed transport ship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 swivel guns
ⓘ
4 four-pounder cannon ⓘ |
| arrivedAtTahiti | 26 October 1788 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pitcairn Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Pitcairn Island
Tahiti ⓘ Tonga ⓘ |
| builtIn |
Hull
ⓘ
surface form:
Hull, England
|
| captainAfterMutiny |
Fletcher Christian
ⓘ
surface form:
Fletcher Christian (de facto)
|
| captainRank |
William Bligh
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant William Bligh
|
| category |
18th-century ships
ⓘ
Mutinies in the Royal Navy ⓘ Shipwrecks of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| commandedBy | William Bligh ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewSize | about 46 men at outset ⓘ |
| fate | burned and scuttled at Pitcairn Island ⓘ |
| fateDate | 1790 ⓘ |
| flag |
White Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
White Ensign of the Royal Navy
|
| historicalPeriod | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most famous naval mutinies in history ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
multiple film adaptations titled "Mutiny on the Bounty"
ⓘ
novel "Mutiny on the Bounty" ⓘ |
| launchedIn | 1784 ⓘ |
| length | about 90 feet overall ⓘ |
| mission | transport breadfruit plants from Tahiti to the West Indies ⓘ |
| mutinyDate | 28 April 1789 ⓘ |
| mutinyLeader | Fletcher Christian ⓘ |
| mutinyLocation | near Tonga ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bounty Bay (indirectly via later association) ⓘ |
| navalServiceBranch |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
British Royal Navy
|
| notableEvent | Mutiny on the Bounty ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1789 mutiny against Captain William Bligh ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| originalName | Bethia ⓘ |
| purchasedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| purchaseYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| scuttledBy | mutineers of the Bounty ⓘ |
| shipType |
collier
ⓘ
three-masted sailing ship ⓘ |
| survivorsJourney | Bligh and loyalists sailed over 3,600 nautical miles in an open boat ⓘ |
| tonnage | about 215 tons burthen ⓘ |
| voyageDepartureDate | 23 December 1787 ⓘ |
| voyageDeparturePort |
Spithead
ⓘ
surface form:
Spithead, England
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
subject surface form:
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)