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  Model Shipways 1850
  H.M.S. Bounty Launch                                
   Scale  1/16

  On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and other members of the HMS Bounty took control of the ship away from Captain William Bligh who had provoked and antagonized officers and crew with frequent and uncontrolled outbursts. The final straw came when a matter of coconuts stolen from the ship’s store provoked a true mutiny. The mutineers cast Bligh and 18 of his loyal supporters adrift in the Bounty’s 23’ launch. Bligh's demonstration and obsession with punishing the Mutineers caused Bligh to navigate the dangerously overcrowded boat on a 47 day voyage to the Dutch colony of Timora a port and safety. Later a Courts Martial was held and the mutinous crew of the Bounty were sought.

   Now you can build a true replica of this Intermediate Level historically accurate boat that will be over 17" long and a height of over 14" when complete. This Intermediate Level Kit level, kit based on original plans from the Nautical Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England features Plank on frame construction, laser cut wooden components, laser engraved rabbet and bearding lines, frames and deck beams made from Cherry, Basswood, a great flexible wood is provided fur the hull, quarterdeck planking, floorboards, and mold stiffeners, a fitting package that includes authentic gear, oars, eight lathe turned wooden barrels, wooden chest, cast metal anchor, brass pieces for the gudgeons and pintles, cotton sails and rigging line, and with the Five sheets of plans and illustrated instruction manual this kit will be a joy to assemble and display

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