Mutiny on the Bounty 1790, the Admiralty despatched the frigate HMS "Pandora" under Captain Edward Edwards to capture the mutineers and return them to England to stand trial. "Pandora" arrived at Tahiti on 23 March 1791 and, within a few days, all 14 surviving "Bounty" men had either surrendered or been captured. Edwards made no distinction between mutineers and those who claimed they had been detained on "Bounty" unwillingly; all were incarcerated in a specially constructed prison erected on "Pandora"'s quarterdeck, dubbed "Pandora's Box". "Pandora" remained at Tahiti for five weeks while Captain Edwards unsuccessfully sought information on "Bounty's" whereabouts. The ship finally sailed
HMS Pandora (1779) has been excavated by the Queensland Museum, leaving approximately 350 m³ for any future excavations. Alexander, Caroline (2003) 'Wreck of the Pandora' "New Yorker" 4 August Vol.79(21), p.44 Alexander, Caroline (2004). "The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty". London: Harper Perennial. . Campbell, Janet; Gesner, Peter (2000). "Illustrated catalogue of artefacts from the HMS 'Pandora' wrecksite excavations 1977-1995". "Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Culture" Volume 2 part 1: 53–159. Conway, Christiane (2005). "Letters from the Isle of Man — The Bounty-Correspondence of Nessy and Peter Heywood". Onchan, Isle of Man: The Manx Experience . . Edwards,