What was the "Resolution" ship in the Bounty saga?
Answer
The Resolution was a two-masted schooner built by loyalists and some of the 14 mutineers who remained on Tahiti after the Bounty sailed away looking for a hiding place in the Pacific. When Capt. Edwards in the HMS Pandora arrived on Tahiti, he had his people take over and sail the Resolution alongside Pandora. But the two got separated, Pandora crashing onto the Australian Great Barrier Reef, and Resolution eventually reached some port in the Western Pacific. The Resolution’s ultimate fate is not known.
- Herb Ford (Founder, Pitcairn Islands Study Center)