Episode 2 of 2
HMS Bounty departs Spithead for Tahiti
- When
- 23 December 1787
- Where
- Spithead, England (departure point)
Bounty sailed from Spithead on 23 December 1787 under Lieutenant William Bligh, bound for Tahiti to collect breadfruit plants.
On 23 December 1787, HMS Bounty sailed from Spithead for Tahiti. The vessel, purchased by the Royal Navy that May and refitted at Deptford, carried a complement of 46 men including two civilian gardeners, with Bligh as sole commissioned officer. The mission was to acquire breadfruit plants in the South Pacific and transport them to the British West Indies.
Sources
- HMS Bounty Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
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