Saturday 3 July 2010

HMS Bounty

Through the company I work for, I got passes to board the HMS Bounty (a day pass to board the ships was $15).

The Bounty II is a reconstruction of the original sailing ship Bounty, which served in the Royal Navy.

Bounty II was commissioned by the MGM film studio for the 1962 film named Mutiny on the Bounty. This vessel was built to the original ship's drawings from files in the British admiralty archives and in the traditional manner in a shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. All dimensions were increased by approximately one third to accommodate the large 70 mm cameras used in the filming.

These cannons are named after the actors (Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson) who played Fletcher Christian in movies.

5 comments:

Blog said...

Wow! That's so cool! And you guys look adorable steering! You look great, Teen!! Glad you enjoyed. :)

Julie said...

That is so awesome! You guys look right at home behind the wheel :)

Teresa said...

Looks like a picture perfect summer weekend.

Lord of the Wings said...

You have the best adventures.

I wish I could check out the ship - thankfully you took great photos!

Sol Sol said...

Que bonito!!!!! parece una pelicula Verdad?

Me gusta tu blog, y queria darte las gracias por tu felcitacion

Saludos!!!!