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HMS BOUNTY HMAV BOUNTY
Built 1960-1961 at Smith & Rhuland Shipyard in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia Christened 8/28/1961 Commissioned as HMAV Bounty in 1787 in Deptford Yard, 784 as Bethia in Hull, England 1784 as Bethia in Hull, England
Gross Tonnage 412 tons 215 tons
Length Overall 180'
Length on Deck 120' 90' 10"
Height of the Main Mast 115'
Draft 13' 13'
Beam 30' 24'10"
Freeboard 12' 12'
Sails 18+ (10,000 sq/ft) 18
Max Capacity 12 underway, 150 on-deck, berthing for 49 46 started the cruise
Freshwater 1,800 gallon storage, Water maker Rain
Electronics GPS, VHF, SSB, one radar One sextant and a Kendall Chronometer
Timber 400,000 board feet
Lines 10 miles of rigging
Cannon Four 4-pounder Carriage cannons, Four 4-pounders and 10 swivels
Decks Three Three
Anchors Two, 900 lbs each Two, 600 lbs each
Electricity 35 KW 208 3 phase Candles
Galley Fully equipped and operational Adequate for the time
Heads (Restrooms) Two – modern, and showers Head rail/chamber pot
Safety Equipment Full complement Probably not
Signal Flags Full complement Full complement
Gangplanks Two, each 20' long Rope ladders
Life Rafts 2 self-contained life rafts Inflatable rescue boat Rigid hull launch A cutter and a 23' launch
Engines 375 hp John Deere (2), diesel The wind
Propellers 54" x 42" – four blade
Owner HMS Bounty Organization, LLC British Admiralty