Did Bligh get another ship after losing the HMS Bounty to the mutineers?
Answer
Bligh had another ship after the Bounty. She was the HMS Providence and she successfully brought breadfruit cuttings from Tahiti to the West Indies, the Bounty’s unfulfilled mission (because of the mutiny, of course). Breadfruit is today a very big thing in the Caribbean, thanks to the successful second breadfruit-gathering voyage of Bligh. Bligh ultimately retired from the Royal Navy as a Vice Admiral of the Blue. Some say he received all promotions from Lieutenant up honorably, others believe he rode up on the backs of friendships he was able to make with notables, primarily the likes of the great Brit. Statesman Joseph Banks.
- Herb Ford (Founder, Pitcairn Islands Study Center)