HMS Bounty

HMS Bounty
Originally uploaded by Kirk Howard

My Uncle had the pleasure to gas her up after she had left dry-dock in Boothbay Harbor, Maine in July 2007.

I took this shot in July of this year 2008, as "The Bounty" was leaving San Francisco Bay and passing under the Oakland Bay Bridge. Another picture from my office window.

Replica of original HMS Bounty, built in 1960 for the MGM movie version of Mutiny on the Bounty, which starred Marlon Brando. She is now on a world voyage, reenacting portions of her namesake's voyage to French Polynesia. The first leg took her from the United States to Maryport, on England's western coast, and home of Fletcher Christian, Captain Bligh's master's mate, and instigator of the famous 1789 mutiny. Through September, Bounty will be calling at several ports around England for tours.