Yesterday, the HMS Bounty traveled through the Panama Canal on a promotional tour. This is the first time that the ship has traveled this route since the 1900s. The ship departed on April 6th from St. Petersburg, FL. It will head to Tahiti from Panama, and will return back to the United States through the Canal on January 9, 2009.
The ship’s history is interesting. It was built in 1784 and purchased by the Royal Navy in 1787. The ship is considered small, but standards at the time, and is a three-masted, full-rigged ship. In 1789, the ship was taken under mutiny in Tahiti. Read about the ship by clicking here.
Most recently the ship has been used in motion pictures. In 2006, the HMS Bounty was used in “Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest”. It has also been featured in MGM’s “Mutiny on the Bounty” in 1962.
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