What is Mutiny on the Bounty?
{{more sources|date=April 2024}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:Mutiny on the ''Bounty''}} The '''Mutiny on the ''Bounty''''' has become a famous story, leading to many [[books]], [[movie]]s, and [[song]]s. The '''HMS ''Bounty''''' was a small, three masted,<ref>mast = wooden poles to hold up the sails</ref> fully rigged, sailing ship. The ''Bounty'' became famous when the crew (seamen) [[mutiny|mutinied]] (took over) the ship on 28 April 1789. The captain of the ''Bounty'' was named [[William Bligh]]. ==The ship== [[Image:ANMM-Bounty-3.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A modern replica (copy) of the ''Bounty'' in [[Sydney]]]] The ship was built in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[England]] in 1784 and was first called ''Bethia''. In 1787 the ship was rebuilt to carry [[breadfruit]] [[trees]]. Heat and water were added to the cabins so the trees would survive in cold weather. The [[British]] government was hoping the breadfruit trees growing wild in [[Tahiti]] could be grown in [[Jamaica]]. This would provide cheap food for the [[slavery|slaves]] working on the [[sugar]] farms. The ship was very small - 90 feet 10&nbsp;inches (27.7 metres) long and 24 feet 4&nbsp;inches (7.4 metres) wide. The tallest mast was 53 feet (16.1 metres) high.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.puc.edu/pitcairn/bounty/bounty.shtml|title=HMS Bounty|website=library.puc.edu}}</ref> The ''Bounty'' was [[captain]]ed by [[Lieutenant]] [[William Bligh]] and he took command on 16 August 1787. On 23 December, 1787, ''Bounty'' set off on the long trip to Tahiti. On the journey, William Bligh tried to go around [[Cape Horn]]. He tried for over a month but bad [[weather]] and winds stopped the ship. The ''Bounty'' was turned around and went the longer way around the [[Cape of Good Hope]]. ==Tahiti== The ''Bounty'' reached Tahiti on 25 October 1788. She had been at sea for ten months. The [[crew]] stayed for five months and lived on the island. They collected 1015 breadfruit plants. The crew were very happy living in Tahiti and [[Fletcher Christian]] fell in love with a