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The mission of this 19th century [[England|British]] [[Navy]] [[ship]] was to acquire [[breadfruit]] trees from [[Tahiti]].
The mission of this 19th century [[England|British]] [[Navy]] [[ship]] was to acquire [[breadfruit]] trees from [[Tahiti]].
Although this was done, the Bounty's extended stay in Tahiti and the claims of tyranny by the Captain, Captain William Bligh, led to a desire on the part of First Mate Fletcher Christian and many of the crewmen to remain in Tahiti. This desire led to the mutiny. Knowing that they could not escape the whole of the British navy, the mutineers eventually settled on [[Pitcairn Island]]. Their descendants live on the island to this day. Some descendants moved on to nearby Norfolk Island, a former [[England|British]] penal colony.
Although this was done, the Bounty's extended stay in Tahiti and the claims of tyranny by the Captain, Captain William Bligh, led to a desire on the part of First Mate Fletcher Christian and many of the crewmen to remain in Tahiti. This desire led to the mutiny. Knowing that they could not escape the whole of the British navy, the mutineers eventually settled on [[Pitcairn Island]]. Their descendants live on the island to this day. Some descendants moved on to nearby Norfolk Island, a former [[England|British]] penal colony.
==The Wreck==
The remains of the Bounty has been the subject of salvage since she was destroyed. Despite the erroneous claims of National Geographic writer Luis Marden, the Bounty wreck had been the focus of salvage for a long time before he arrived on Pitcairn in 1957. He was, however, the first person to dive on the wreck with an aqua-lung.
==Replicas==
==Replicas==