Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse In November 1790, Captain Edward Edwards—in command of HMS "Pandora"—had sailed from England with orders to comb the Pacific for the mutineers of HMS "Bounty". In March of the following year, "Pandora" arrived at Tahiti and picked up 14 "Bounty" men who had stayed on that island. Although some of the 14 had not joined the mutiny, all were imprisoned and shackled in a cramped "cage" built on the deck, which the men grimly nicknamed "Pandora's Box". "Pandora" then left Tahiti in search of "Bounty" and the leader of the mutiny, Fletcher Christian. Captain Edwards' search for the remaining mutineers
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