Bounty (1978 ship)
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| Owner: | HKR International |
| Operator: | Hong Kong Resort Company |
| Builder: | Oceania Marine (Whangarei, New Zealand) |
| Laid down: | 1977 |
| Launched: | 1978 |
| Homeport: | Discovery Bay (Lantau Island), New Territories, Hong Kong, China |
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| Tonnage: | 274 |
| Displacement: | 387 tonnes |
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| 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.
For the filming of The Bounty, a replica of William Bligh's ship, HMS Bounty was required. The Bounty replica was built by Whangarei Engineering Company at Whangarei, New Zealand during 1978 and 1979. The ship was designed to externally conform to the original Bounty. The replica is 40.5 metres (133 ft) in length overall, with a beam of 8.5 metres (28 ft) and a draught of 3.8 metres (12 ft).
To reflect the international legacy of the Mutiny on the Bounty, materials for the ship were sourced from across the British Commonwealth. The hull was fabricated from Australian steel, which was carvel-clad in New Zealand iroko. The decking is New Zealand tanekaha. The masts and spars were made of Canadian pine, with sails made from Scottish flax, and blocks of English ash and elm. The sail plan was of a barque: some sources describe the layout as a full-rigged ship, but the ship lacks a topgallant on the mizzen-mast. The ship's mast height is 29 metres (95 ft), with a sail area of 650 square metres (7,000 sq ft). Auxiliary propulsion is provided by two 415-horsepower (309 kW) turbocharged Kelvin 8-cylinder diesel engines, which can propel the ship at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph).
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