Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Bounty III"
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Source, location, date:
Andreas Ratsch,
Sydney,
02/1999
Source, location, date:
Donald Telfer,
Sydney,
07/2007
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Bounty III |
| Registered port: | Hong Kong |
| Nation: | CHINA |
| Type of rigging: | VOLLSCHIFF |
| Year built: | 1979 |
| Yard: | Whangarei Engineering Company, New Zealand |
| Overall length: | 42.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 32.00 m |
| Breadth: | 7.60 m |
| Draught: | 3.80 m |
| Sail area: | 697 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 830 PS |
| Engine: | 2 * Kelvin Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 25 Mar 2021
- seen from the outside, this vessel is a faithful replica of the legendary "Bounty", which inspired numerous authors and film directors through the mutiny that took place on board in the South Seas in 1789; the rigging is absolutely identical, which means that the ship has to be sailed in the same way as the 18th Century original. Her steel hull is covered by timber planking.
- built for filming "Mutiny on the Bounty", she was offered for sale at the movie's premiere in Los Angeles; later used as a charter ship but also for shooting movies in Sydney since 1990, she offers round trips of the harbour and charter cruises, returned to Tahiti for the making of a documentary series about the voyages of Captain Cook; after taking part in Australia's bicentenary celebrations, the "Bounty" sailed to the waters of Polynesia, the ship was under the command of Capitain Bligh-Ware: precisely 200 years after the famous mutiny on board and in the identical position, he symbolically handed over command of the vessel to his helmsman Gerry Christian, a descendant of Fletcher Christian.
- 2007 sold to Hong Kong Resort International Limited and registered in Hong Kong, CH, tourist attraction and also used for charter, excursions and sail training, based in Discovery Bay on Lantau Island in Hong Kong, CH.
- decomissioned in August 2017.
Literature for further reading:
We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.
Ollivier Puget, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
Page: 66 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 30 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Beken of Cowes, Eric C. Abranson
"Segelschiffe der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1995 ISBN: 3-89225-314-5
(engl. Originalausgabe: "Sailing Ships of the World", 1992, Thomas Reed Publications Ltd.)
Page: 58 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
(als "Bounty")
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 34 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data