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The Rise and Fall of The HMS Bounty (1960)
The Rise and Fall of The HMS Bounty (1960)
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Bountywasanenlargedreconstructionoftheoriginal1787
RoyalNavysailingshipHMSBounty.BuiltinLunenburg, Bounty
NovaScotiain1960,shesankoffthecoastofNorthCarolina
duringHurricaneSandyon29October2012.
ThetallshipwasoftenreferredtoasHMSBounty,butwasnot
entitledtotheuseoftheprefix"HMS"asshewasnot
commissionedintotheRoyalNavy.Here"HMS"istreatedas
partofthepopularname,andnotasashipprefix.
Contents
1 History
1.1 MGM
BountyonLakeMichiganoffChicago,2010
1.2 FallRiver,Massachusetts
1.3 Restoration History
1.4 Postrestoration,thieves,andsaleattempt
UnitedStates
2 Loss
3 Gallery Owner: HMSBountyOrganizationLLC
4 Seealso
Builder: SmithandRhulandLtd
5 Notes
6 References Lunenburg,NovaScotia
7 Furtherreading Launched: 1960
8 Externallinks
Homeport: Greenport,SuffolkCounty,New
York,UnitedStates
Identification: Callsign:WDD9114
History MMSInumber:369191000(ht
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MGM s/details/ships/mmsi:36919100
0)
BountywascommissionedbytheMetroGoldwynMayerfilm
USofficialnumber:960956(h
studioforthe1962filmMutinyontheBounty.Shewasthefirst
largevesselbuiltfromscratchforafilmusinghistorical ttp://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pl
sources.Previousfilmvesselswerefancifulconversionsof s/webpls/cgv_pkg.vessel_id_li
existingvessels.Bountywasbuilttoextrapolatedoriginalship's st?vessel_id_in=960956)
drawingsfromfilesintheBritishAdmiraltyarchives,andin Fate: SunkoffthecoastofNorthCarolina
thetraditionalmannerbymorethan200workersoveran8 duringHurricaneSandyon29
monthperiodattheSmithandRhulandshipyardinLunenburg,
October2012[1]
NovaScotia.[2]Toassistfilmmakingandcarryproduction
staff,hergeneraldimensionsweregreatlyincreasedresultingin Generalcharacteristics
avesselnearlytwicethetonnageoftheoriginal.Whilebuilt
Tonnage: 409GT
primarilyforfilmuse,shewasfullyequippedforsailing
181NT
becauseoftherequirementtomoveheragreatdistancetothe
Length: 180ft(54.9m)sparred
120ft(37m)ondeck
filminglocation.[2]Twootherwellknownreproductionswere Beam: 31.6ft(9.6m)
builtattheyardsubsequenttoBountyBluenoseIIandHMS Height: 111ft(33.8m)
Rose.[3] Draft: 13ft(4.0m)
TheshipwasalsofeaturedinanepisodeofFlipper(1964TV
series)titled"FlipperandtheBounty"whichaired11December1965.
Theshipwasfeaturedinthe1983film,Yellowbeard,acomedyaboutpiratesstarringGrahamChapman,Peter
Boyleandmanyothercomedicstars,includingMartyFeldmaninhisfinalrolebeforesufferingaheartattack
duringproduction.
In1986,TedTurneracquiredtheMGMfilmlibraryandBountywithit.Theshipwasusedforpromotionand
entertainment,andwasusedduringthefilmingofTreasureIslandwithCharltonHestonandChristianBalein
1989.
FallRiver,Massachusetts
In1993,TurnerdonatedtheshiptotheFallRiverChamberFoundation,Inc,whichestablishedtheTallShip
BountyFoundation,Inctooperatetheshipforeducational"adventures"aswellasatouristattractionandcelebrity
promoterofFallRiver,Massachusetts.BountysummeredinNewEnglandwatersoperatingoutoftheHeritage
StateParkfacilitiesinFallRiverandwinteredinFloridaoperatingoutoftheSt.PetersburgPier.
Theshipwasbookedtoappearinseveralfeaturefilmsinthemid1990s,suchasaremakeofthe1935film
CaptainBlood,starringErrolFlynn,andafilmaboutAnneBonny,an18thcenturyfemalepirate.Bothprojects
wereshelvedbeforeproductionbegan.Theshipwassettoappearinthe1997StevenSpielbergfilmAmistad,but
beforehersceneswereshotinNewport,RhodeIsland,filmingoftheslaveshiprebellionatthebeginningofthe
filmwasmovedtoPuertoRicoandCalifornia.However,theshipdidappearinseveraldocumentariesduringher
eightyearstayinFallRiver.
Inthemid1990s,MarlonBrando,starofthe1962versionofMutinyontheBounty,showedinterestinusingthe
shipforaprojectintheareaofhisislandintheSouthPacific.However,hewassurprisedatwhatitcosttooperate
ashipwithacrewonaweeklybasis,andhepassedontheidea.
WhileunderownershipoftheTallShipBountyFoundation,theshipwentintodrydocktwiceandhadmajor
improvementstotheshipsribsandplanks.Duringtheseconddrydocking,CaptainRobinWalbridgedecidedto
permanentlyremovethecoppercladdingandinitsplaceappliedmarineantifoulingpainttorepeltheinsectsthat
boreintothewood.Duetolackofcommitmenttolongtermfundingbytheprivateandpublicsectors,thetrustees
oftheTallShipBountyFoundation,Inc.determineditwastimetoputtheshipupforsale.Duetocashflow
problemsallthecrewwereterminatedandvolunteerskeptawatchoverBountyatitsdockatHeritageStatePark.
On15March2001,theshipwassoldtotheHMSBountyFoundation.
In2005,whilemooredinSt.Petersburg,Bountywastheshootinglocationofthe"pornographicactionadventure"
filmPirates.
Restoration
Theship'sdecliningconditioncausedthevesseltotemporarilyloseherCoastGuardlicense,butBountywas
restored.Thevessel'sbottomplankingwasreplacedandrepairasrequiredattheBoothbayHarborShipyardin
2002.MooredinherwinterhomeinSt.Petersburg,Florida,sheagainbecameavailableforcharter,excursions,
sailtraining,andmovies,includingPiratesoftheCaribbean:DeadMan'sChestandTheSpongeBobSquarePants
Movie[5]InApril2006,BountyreturnedtoBoothbayHarborforfurtherrefitincludingrepairstoherforward
sectionsanddecks.Followingthiswork,Bountywasscheduledtorepeatthefamousvoyageoftheoriginal
Bounty.[6]
Duringthe2006refit,theshipwasvirtuallyrebuilttomakeherappearancemoresimilartothatoftheoriginal
HMSBounty,andmakehermoresuitableforserviceasasailtrainingvessel.Herlowerdeckswereclearedof
mostofits18thcenturystylefurnishingsandlivingspaces,includingtheGreatCabin,thegalley,andtheofficers'
quarters.Thecoloroftheship'shullwaschangedfromoceanbluetoblackanddarkgreen.
Postrestoration,thieves,andsaleattempt
InAugust2007,BountyhadjustcompletedaUS$3millionrestorationandwasmakingasevenweekUKtour
priortoembarkingonaworldtourviaSouthAfricaandNewZealandtoPitcairn(hometotheoriginalBounty
descendants)andTahiti.TheUKportstourincludedavisittoMaryport,Cumbria,thebirthplaceofmutinyleader
FletcherChristian.OnSaturday12September2009,theshipwasberthedatCustomHouseQuayinGreenock,
Inverclyde,Scotland.Atabout04:10BSTthievestargetedtheshipandstoleasmallsumofcash,severalitemsof
clothingwithBounty'sinsignia,asurvivalsuit,abook,aliferingandanAmericanflag.Theitemswerelater
recoverednearby.[7]
Bounty'sownershadofferedherforsalesince2010.[8]Theshipwasforsaleasof2012forUS$4.6million.[8]In
winterof2012,theshipwasinSanJuan,PuertoRico.ShetookpartintheTallShipsgatherings2012,andwasin
Halifax,NovaScotiainJuly2012.On12AugustshewasdockedatBelfast,Maine.On3September,Bounty
sailedfromGloucester,MassachusettstoEastport,Maine.AfterastopatMaineMaritimeAcademyinCastine,she
pulledintoBoothbayHarborfordrydockandmaintenance.ShewasrelaunchedfromtheBoothbayHarbor
Shipyardon17October2012.BountyleftBoothbayboundforNewYorkCityearly21October2012.[9][10]
Loss
On25October2012,thevesselleftNewLondon,Connecticut,headingforSt.Petersburg,Florida,initiallygoing
onaneasterlycoursetoavoidHurricaneSandy.[11][12]
TheinitialrequestforCoastGuardassistancewassentinanemailbythecaptaintothevessel'sorganization.[13]At
about8:45pmEDT,theorganizationrelayedtherequesttoCoastGuardSectorNorthCarolinaaboutBounty's
situation.[13]ShortlythereaftertheBountycrewactivatedoneofBounty'sEPIRBbeacons.[13]Walbridgehad
reportedtheshipwastakingonwater,andthecrewwaspreparingtoabandonship.[13]AfterwardsBountylost
electricalpowerduetowaterfloodingthestarboardgenerator.[13]
ThisinformationwassenttoaCoastGuardC130rescueairplane
crewthatwasstationedinNorthCarolinaatRaleighDurham
Airport.[12]Theship'slocationwasgivenasroughly90miles
southeastoftheOuterBanksinthevicinityofafeatureontheocean
floorknownastheHatterasCanyon.[12]TheC130rescueplane
underwentequipmentoutagesonitsrescueflight,includingitsanti
icingsystemanditsweatherradar.[12]Thiscausedthepilot(Lieutenant
WesMcIntosh)andthecopilot(MikeMyers)toconductthesearchat
approximately500feet(150m)AMSLinanattempttolocatethe BountywithdecksawashintheAtlantic
OceanduringHurricaneSandyshortly
vesselvisually,aroundmidnightandwithpoorvisibility.[12]Shortly beforesinkingapproximately90miles
aftermidnighton29October,thestrickenvesselwasdiscovered.
southeastofHatteras,NorthCarolina,29
Oct.2012.
TheUSCGaircraftmaderadiocontactwithJohnSvendsen,Bounty's
firstmate,astheC130circledtheshipintheearlymorninghours.[12]
Bountywaslistingatabouta45degreeangleonitsstarboardside.AstheC130crewradioedinstructionsto
Bounty,theplanecircledforhourswhilepreparationsweremade.Meanwhile,helicoptercrewsfromElizabeth
Citywereinstructedtoprepareforaverydifficultrescueoperation.At4:45am,SvendsenradioedtotheC130
thattheshipwassinkingandthecrewneededimmediateassistance.[12]McIntoshflewtheplanelowerandreadied
hiscrewtodropliferaftsandsupplies.Withtheplaneshortonfuel,theC130droppedliferaftsbuthadtoleave
thevesselandcrewontheirowninroughseasand50knot(93km/h58mph)winds.Itwouldbemorethanan
houruntilthefirstJayhawkhelicopterarrivedonthescenetobeginthedangerousrescueattemptarounddawn.[12]
OnememberoftheCoastGuardcrewreceivedmajorinjuriesduringtherescue.[12]
ViceAdmiralParker,USCG,[14]reportedtheshiphadsunkandfourteenpeoplehadbeenrescuedfromliferaftsby
tworescuehelicopters.Thestormhadwashedthecaptainandtwocrewoverboardoneofthelatterhadmadeit
toaliferaft,buttheothertwoweremissing.Theyworeorangesurvivalsuitscompletewithstrobelights,thus
rescuershadsomehopeoffindingthemalive.ClaudeneChristian,oneofthetwomissingcrewmembersandwho
claimedtoberelatedtoHMSBountymutineerFletcherChristian,[15]wasfoundbytheCoastGuard.Shewas
unresponsive,andlaterpronounceddeadatahospital.[1][16][17][18]
TheothermissingcrewmemberwaslongtimecaptainRobinWalbridge.[19]RaisedinMontpelier,Vermont,
WalbridgelatermovedtoSt.Petersburg,Florida.Hewasafieldmechaniconhouseboatswhoworkedhiswayup
toobtaininga1600tonlicensein1995,whenhebeganworkingasaBountycrewmember.[20]Searcheffortsfor
Walbridgecontinuedoveranareaof12,000squarenauticalmiles(41,000km216,000sqmi)untiltheywere
suspendedon1November2012.[21]
AformalinvestigationintothesinkingwasorderedbyUSCGRearAdmiralStevenRattion2November2012.[22]
AninquiryintothesinkingwasheldinPortsmouth,Virginiafrom12to21February2013[23]atwhichitwas
concludedthatCaptainWalbridge'sdecisiontosailtheshipintothepathofHurricaneSandywasthecause,and
theinquiryfoundthistohavebeena"recklessdecision".[13][24]ThelossoftheshippromptedtheUSCGto
conductareviewoftheeventsanddecisionsleadingtothelossoftheship.[25]
Gallery
Bounty
BountyinBelfastLough Bounty'screwin
Greenock,Scotland BountyoffGreenock
BountyinSt.Augustine, TheCoastGuardrescue
Florida ofBounty'screw
Seealso
Bounty(1978ship),replicabuiltinNewZealandin1978fortheDinoDeLaurentiisfilmTheBounty(1984).
Notes
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Furtherreading
Freeman,GregoryA.(2013).TheGatheringWind:HurricaneSandy,theSailingShipBounty,anda
CourageousRescueatSea.NewYork:NALCaliber.ISBN9780451465764.
Schaer,RobinBeth(2November2012)."FallingOverboard".TheParisReviewDaily:FirstPerson.
Retrieved9November2012.
Tougias,MichaelJ.Campbell,DouglasA.(2014).RescueoftheBounty:DisasterandSurvivalin
SuperstormSandy.NewYork:Scribner.ISBN9781476746630.
Externallinks
FullNTSBreport(http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentRepo
WikimediaCommonshas
rts/Reports/MAB1403.pdf) mediarelatedtoBountyII
TimelineoflossofBounty(http://www.tikitoki.com/timeline/entry/1 (ship,1960).
11092/FinalDaysofBounty/#vars!date=20121029_06:41:00!)
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