Mantua Sergal H.M.S. Bounty 1:60 Scale Wood Ship Kit

Name: Mantua Sergal H.M.S. Bounty 1:60 Scale Wood Ship Kit
Brand: Sergal

Sergal

Mantua Sergal H.M.S. Bounty 1:60 Scale Wood Ship Kit \n\n Originally privately built and launched as the Bertha she was sold to the Royal Navy and was renamed Bounty\nwhen first commissioned. When she sailed out of Bristol in the winter of 1787, her commander William Bligh was 33 years old and together with Fletcher Christian was destined to become the two main characters in the famous mutiny on 28th. April 1789. \n\nThe ship set out Spit head in December 1787, final destination Tahiti. On the return voyage, owing to the strict discipline imposed by the captain, which clashed with the idle stay in Tahiti, a certain discontent began to spread through the crew and it soon turned into a mutiny. Fletcher Christian, the boatswain, took command of the ship and forced Bligh to embark on a life-boat with 18 still faithful men. After a dangerous navigation for more than 4000 miles, Bligh reached the isle of Timor and afterwards England. The Bounty went back to Tahiti where part of the crew l]