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
Bounty on Sydney Harbour, Sydney, 1996
History
Hong Kong
OwnerHKR International
OperatorHong Kong Resort Company
BuilderOceania Marine (before Whangerei Engineering & Construction Ltd) Whangarei, New Zealand
Cost$4,500,000
Laid down1977
Launched16 December 1978
Decommissioned1 August 2017
Home portDiscovery Bay (Lantau Island), New Territories, Hong Kong
Identification
StatusUnknown, presumed to be in Thailand
General characteristics
Tonnage247
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)
Capacity39
Crew14

Bounty (popularly HMAV Bounty) is an enlarged reconstruction of the original 1787 Royal Navy sailing ship HMS Bounty, built in Whangarei, New Zealand in 1978 for the movie The Bounty starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. The ship launched on 16 December 1978 and was decommissioned in 2017. Its current location is unknown.


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