Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) him, Byam speaks of Bligh's cruel, dehumanising conduct aboard "Bounty". Due to the intervention of his friend Sir Joseph Banks (Henry Stephenson) and Lord Hood (David Torrence), Byam is pardoned by King George III and allowed to resume his naval career at sea. Meanwhile, Christian has found Pitcairn, an uninhabited yet sustainable island that he believes will provide adequate refuge from the reach of the Royal Navy. After "Bounty" crashes on the rocks, Christian orders her to be burned. The movie contains several historical inaccuracies. Captain Bligh was never on board , nor was he present at the trial of
Bounty (1960 ship) and repaired as required at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard in 2002. Moored in her winter home in St. Petersburg, Florida, she again became available for charter, excursions, sail-training, and movies, including "" and "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" In April 2006, "Bounty" returned to Boothbay Harbor for further refit including repairs to her forward sections and decks. Following this work, "Bounty" was scheduled to repeat the famous voyage of the original "Bounty". During the 2006 refit, the ship was virtually rebuilt to make her appearance more similar to that of the original HMS "Bounty", and make her more suitable for service