William Bligh, 1754-1817
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William
Bligh
HMS Pandora: In Pursuit of the Bounty Mutineers
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Bligh, William
1754-1817
A British naval officer and colonial governor, William Bligh, is remembered for the mutiny on the BOUNTY. Bligh begin his service at the age of nine.by the age if 15 had a strong back ground in shipboard math. He served as the sailing master on Capt. James COOK's last voyage (1776-80). Took command of H.M.S. Bounty, he was commissioned (1787) to sail to Tahiti and pick up a cargo of breadfruit trees for the Indies. Harsh treatment of his crew resulted in the mutiny in April 1789. Bligh and 18 loyal crew members were set adrift in an open boat and by skillful seamanship navigated more than 5,800 km (3,600 mi) to Timor. En route, Bligh charted part of the northeast coast of New Holland (Australia). After the Bounty voyage, Bligh commanded a number of scientific voyages. S ervice under Horatio NELSON in the wars with France, Bligh was appointed (1805) the governor of New South Wales. and he died a vice-admiral |
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