Bounty (1978 ship)

This article is about the replica ship. For the original ship, see HMS Bounty. Not to be confused with Bounty (1960 ship). For other uses, see Bounty (disambiguation).
Bounty
History
OwnerHKR International[1]
OperatorHong Kong Resort Company [1]
BuilderOceania Marine (Whangarei, New Zealand) [2]
Laid down1977
Launched16 December 1978[3]
Decommissioned1 August 2017
HomeportDiscovery Bay (Lantau Island), New Territories, Hong Kong,[1]
Identification
StatusUnknown, presumed to be in Thailand
General characteristics
Tonnage247 [2]
Displacement387 tonnes
Length
  • 42 m (138 ft) (LOA)
  • 30 m (98 ft) (on deck)
Beam7 m (23 ft)
Height33 m (108 ft)
Decks3
Sail planSail area 900 m2 (9,700 sq ft)

Bounty[2] (popularly HMAV Bounty)[FN 1] was built in 1977/78 for the movie The Bounty starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. The ship launched on 16 December 1978[3] and was decommissioned in 2017.

  1. ^ a b c "European Tall Ship Replica The Bounty". Hong Kong Resort Company. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e "BOUNTY - 1001049 - SAILING VESSEL". Maritime Connector. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  3. ^ a b "Whangarei and the Bounty". The New Zealand Herald. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.


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