Mutiny on the Bounty could use to enforce their authority. "Bounty" had been acquired to transport breadfruit plants from Tahiti (then rendered "Otaheite"), a Polynesian island in the south Pacific, to the British colonies in the West Indies. The expedition was promoted by the Royal Society and organised by its president Sir Joseph Banks, who shared the view of Caribbean plantation owners that breadfruit might grow well there and provide cheap food for the slaves. "Bounty" was refitted under Banks' supervision at Deptford Dockyard on the River Thames. The great cabin, normally the ship's captain's quarters, was converted into a greenhouse for over a
Bounty (1960 ship) the trustees of the Tall Ship Bounty Foundation, Inc. determined it was time to put the ship up for sale. Due to cash flow problems all the crew's contracts were terminated and volunteers kept a watch over "Bounty" at its dock at Heritage State Park. On 15 March 2001, the ship was sold to the HMS Bounty Foundation. In 2005, while moored in St. Petersburg, "Bounty" was the shooting location of the "pornographic action-adventure" film "Pirates". The ship's declining condition caused the vessel to temporarily lose her Coast Guard license, but "Bounty" was restored. The vessel's bottom planking was replaced