His Majesty's armed transport ship, HMS Bounty, sailed from Portsmouth harbour on the 23rd of December 1787 on a tragic and eventful voyage as ever befell an English ship.
On the morning of April 28th 1789, the notorious "Mutiny on the Bounty" reached its climax as the crew of HMS Bounty, led by the master's mate Fletcher Christian, overpowered the ship's captain Bligh and cast him adrift with 18 others in the ship's boat.
Well....you probably know the rest of this very colourful story by now......
Today, a replica of the HMS Bounty, has a permanent birth in Sydney and one can ship aboard this magnificent vessel for a couple of hours, soaking in the magnificent Sydney harbour, enjoying a hearty cuisine, as one relives the romance of sail.

Click on the image of the "Bounty" to view a - 955KB - mpeg video of the ship sailing into Sydney harbour.

Click on the sailing Windjammer to view the "Bounty" - 987KB - mpeg video, sailing up Sydney harbour. Kirribilli is in the background.

Click on the world to view a "real-time" satellite image of Pitcairn and the surrounding islands from 1,000,000 km.

Click on Pitcairn Island to view a "real-time"close-up satellite image of Pitcairn and her neighbouring islands from 40km.

Click on theBounty to view
an - 987KB - mpeg video of her sailing past the Opera House.

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