HMAV BOUNTY replica 1978

Bounty (1978 ship)

Bounty

Career
Owner:	HKR International [1]
Operator:	Hong Kong Resort Company [1]
Builder:	Oceania Marine (Whangarei, New Zealand) [2]
Laid down:	1977
Launched:	1978
Homeport:	Discovery Bay (Lantau Island), New Territories, Hong Kong, China [1]
Identification:	IMO number: 1001049[2] MMSI number: 477991091[2]
General characteristics
Class & type:	HMS Bounty
Tonnage:	274 [2]
Displacement:	387 tonnes
Length:	42 m (138 ft) (LOA) 30 m (98 ft) (on deck)
Beam:	7 m (23 ft)
Height:	33 m (108 ft)
Decks:	3
Sail plan:	Sail area 900 m2 (9,700 sq ft)

Bounty (popularly HMAV Bounty) was built in 1977/78 for the movie The Bounty starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. She is now a tourist destination in Hong Kong, China.

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• 1 History
• 2 Notes
• 3 References
• 4 See also
• 5 External links

History[edit]

The hull is constructed of welded steel oversheathed with timber. For many years she served the tourist excursion market fromDarling Harbour, Sydney, Australia, before being sold to HKR International Limited in October 2007.

She is now a tourist attraction (also used for charter, excursions and sail training) based in Discovery Bay, on Lantau Island inHong Kong, and has an additional Chinese name 濟民號^[3] (Cantonese Jyutping: Zaimanhou ; Mandarin Pinyin: Jiminhao ; English: Bounty).

Notes[edit]

1. Jump up^ The ship is not entitled to the use of the prefix 'HMAV' as it has never been commissioned into the Royal Navy. Here 'HMAV' is treated as part of the popular name, and not as a ship prefix.