The HMS Bounty (a replica) was built in 1962, for the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty", starring Marlon Brando. Later, it was in the remake of "Treasure Island" (1990) starring Charlton Heston. More recently, it was featured in "Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest" as the Edinburgh Trader. It is the ship that "Elizabeth Swan" acted as a male stow-away on. It was later attacked and sank, courtesy of the Kraken.
Just so you know, we've never actually seen a Kraken ourselves, nor heard of any recent sightings, so I'm guessing that the one in the movie was a sad casualty, just like it shows. Global warming has probably killed off all of the remaining members of the species, as well. A moment of silence, please.
Anyway, we just happened to be in St. Thomas, near Crown Bay, when we saw the ship anchored near us. Our google search turned up quite a history of the ship. Here are some links to find out more about this ship and the original:
It had recently arrived in the Caribbean from Europe and was on its way to Puerto Rico. While in St. Thomas, the owners had it dry docked right next to where we were anchored. The work crews, including some of the ship's crew, cleaned and painted the hull. It probably needed repairs for some of the damage from the Kraken.
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| Port side of "Bounty", Hassle Island in background |
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| Close up of figurehead on bow |
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| There's a tad bit more rigging and such compared to our sailboat! |
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| View of the stern |
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| The sun is setting behind "HMS Bounty", with the western end of St. Thomas behind |
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| "HMS Bounty" in drydock at the Sub Base, St. Thomas |
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| I'm standing inside the floating drydock, looking aft. The ship dwarfs the people working on it. |
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