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HBMUV Bounty (1787)

Page history last edited by Cy 15 years, 2 months ago

 

Bounty, 4 Guns

 

 

Details
Nationality British
Purchased 1787/05/23 B028
Shipyard Purchased B028
Constructor Benjamin Blaydes B028
Rate Other Vessel  
Type Survey Vessel  
Out Service 1789/04/28 B028
Fate Mutinied B028

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Keel 69' 113/4" Imperial Feet 21.31
Breadth 24' 4" Imperial Feet 7.42
Depth in Hold 11' 4" Imperial Feet 3.45
Burthen 220 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1787 B057 Broadside Weight = 13
Gun Deck 4 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck 10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

 

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1787 45 Establishment B057

 

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1787/08 1789/04/28 Commander William Bligh B057
Warrant Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1787 1789 Master-at arms Charles Churchill W043
1787 1789 Boatswain William Cole W043
1787 1789 Armourer Joseph Coleman W043
1787 1789 Master John Fryer W043
1787 1789 Surgeon Thomas Huggan W043
1787 1789 Sailmaker Lawrence Leboque W043
1787 1789 Gunner William Peckover W043
1787 1789 Carpenter William Percell W043
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1787 1789 Midshipman George Stewart W043
1787 1789 Midshipman Robert Tinkler W043
1787 1789 Masters Mate Fletcher Christian W043
1787 1789 Masters Mate William Elphinstone W043
1787 1789 Cook Thomas Hall W043
1787 1789 Surgeon's Mate Thomas Denman Ledward W043
1787 1789 Armourer Peter Linkletter W043
1787 1789 Carpenter's Mate Thomas Mcintosh W043
1787 1789 Gunner's Mate John Mills W043
1787 1789 Boatswain's Mate James Morrison W043
1787 1789 Gardener David Nelson W043
1787 1789 Carpenter's Mate Charles Norman W043
1787 1789 Quartermaster John Norton W043
1787 1789 Captain's Clerk John Samuel W043
1787 1789 Midshipman Edward Young W043
Crew
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1787 1789 Able Seaman John Adams W043
1787 1789 Unknown William Brown W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman Thomas Burkett W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman Michael Byrn W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman Thomas Ellison W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman Robert Lamb W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman Isaac Martin W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman William Mccoy W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman JOhn Millward W043
1787 1789 Cook's Mate William Muspratt W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman Mathew Quintal W043
1787 1789 Quartermaster's Mate George Simpson W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman Richard Skinner W043
1787 1789 Captains Servant John Smith W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman John Sumner W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman Mathew Thompson W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman James Valentine W043
1787 1789 Able Seaman John Williams W043

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1784 Build by Blaydes of Hull as the mercantile Bethia B057
1787/01/08 Registered as an armed ship B057
1787/05/23 Purchased for £1,950 "to go to the Society Islands to carry bread fruit trees to the West Indies" B057
1787/05/26 Began fitting and coppering at Deptford B057
1787/08 First commissioned B057
1787/10/09 Completed fitting and coppering at a cost of £4,456 B057
1787/12/23 Sailed for the Pacific B057
1789/04/28 Crew Mutinied B057
1791 Burnt and sunk at Pitcairn Island B057

 

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed

 

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
W043 Crew list of HMS Bounty - 1787 - 1790 Unknown

Last Updated :2009/02/20 at 20:11:26 by Cy

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