HMS Bounty
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| + | "Nothing will drive British [[sailor|seamen]] to [[mutiny]] faster than a [[captain]] suspected of lining his pockets at their expense."--''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (novel)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'' (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall | ||
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| '''HMS ''Bounty''''', also known as '''HM Armed Vessel ''Bounty''''', was a small merchant vessel that the [[Royal Navy]] purchased in 1787 for a botanical mission. The ship was sent to the South Pacific Ocean under the command of [[William Bligh]] to acquire [[breadfruit]] plants and transport them to the [[West Indies]]. | '''HMS ''Bounty''''', also known as '''HM Armed Vessel ''Bounty''''', was a small merchant vessel that the [[Royal Navy]] purchased in 1787 for a botanical mission. The ship was sent to the South Pacific Ocean under the command of [[William Bligh]] to acquire [[breadfruit]] plants and transport them to the [[West Indies]]. | ||
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"Nothing will drive British seamen to mutiny faster than a captain suspected of lining his pockets at their expense."--Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall |
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HMS Bounty, also known as HM Armed Vessel Bounty, was a small merchant vessel that the Royal Navy purchased in 1787 for a botanical mission. The ship was sent to the South Pacific Ocean under the command of William Bligh to acquire breadfruit plants and transport them to the West Indies.
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