Ned Young Ned Young Edward "Ned" Young (c. 1762 – 25 December 1800), was a British sailor, mutineer from the famous HMS "Bounty" incident, and co-founder of the mutineers' Pitcairn Island settlement. Young was born on the West Indian island of St. Kitts. He apparently came from a poor family, but he did attend school. He joined the crew of HMS "Bounty" as a midshipman in 1787 when she sailed from England to Tahiti. After the "Bounty" departed from Tahiti in 1789 several sailors and officers, including Fletcher Christian, mutinied against its captain, Lieutenant William Bligh. Young was asleep during the mutiny,
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,