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Sailing the oceans Unit 2 The Greatest Navigational Journey A lesson in survival Have you seen the famous film Mutiny on the Bounty by Marlon Brando? 1935 1964 William Bligh was born in Cornwall on 9th September, 1754. He first went to sea as a cabin boy at the age of seven. The crew of his ship Bounty mutinied in 1789 with the set adrift Bligh and loyal crew showing amazing navigational skills in steering and rowing a small boat some 3,000 miles to Batavia. ? VICE ADMIRAL WILLIAM BLIGH 1754 –1817 Best known for his role in the Mutiny on the Bounty, Captain William Bligh was a brilliant seaman and navigator who served under Captain James Cook during his third and final voyage. He later went on to become Governor of New South Wales, Australia. Famous or infamous? Judge for yourselves – but I think that the villagers of St. Tudy have cause to be proud of this ‘Man of St. Tudy’. Captain William Bligh Background Mutiny on the Bounty On April 28th, 1789, there was a mutiny on the Bounty as the crew of the British ship set Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. The Bounty, a 215-ton armed tender originally named the Bethia, was refitted to transport breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies. From a painting by Gregory Robinson? In the South Pacific to transport breadfruit trees to the West Indies, the 215-ton Bounty was taken over on April 28, 1789, by members of the crew headed by Fletcher Christian, the first mate. Bligh and 18 others were set adrift in a 23-foot boat. Sailing without a chart and with few provisions, Bligh and his companions endured severe hardships as they traveled more than 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometers), arriving at Timor, Java, almost two months later. A drawing of a breadfruit by Sydney Parkinson. It was William Blighs task to transport breadfruit saplings from Tahiti to Jamaica. ? Click on the map to see the whole route Survival against all odds Blighs party had landed on t