NAVAL TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS
Behind the Bounty's familiar appearance lies a complex process of naval architecture and engineering. This collection explores the technical records associated with her design, construction, materials, machinery, stability and operation.
Ship plans, technical descriptions, calculations and engineering records help us understand how the 1978 replica was conceived and built, and how her design differed from the original eighteenth-century vessel.
Technical claims are distinguished from questions that remain under investigation.
01. H.M. Armed Vessel “Bounty”
Historical pamphlet · Baigent Print Ltd, Whangārei
An illustrated pamphlet featuring a reconstructed rig drawing, a narrative of the original Bounty's voyage and mutiny, and technical specifications for the 1978 replica. The second page lists construction materials including English ash and elm, British Columbian pine, New Zealand tanekaha and iroko.
Date and commissioning organisation not established from the supplied copy.
Donated by Whangarei District Council
03.PinRail Diagram of HMAV BOUNTY, as laid out for her current use, 4 April 1996.
Drawn by James Parbery.
02. Recreating Bounty
Yachting Monthly · May 1980 · pp. 1216–1217
Written by Bill Beavis, with photographs by Eric Young,
“Recreating Bounty” documents the construction of the 1978 Bounty replica in New Zealand for a film project. The article provides a contemporary account of the work involved in recreating the historic vessel, illustrated with photographs of the ship and its construction.
Published only two years after the replica was built, this article offers a valuable contemporary record of the vessel's early history and provides a starting point for understanding how the ship was conceived and constructed.
Archival note: Original publication details recorded from the supplied two-page article. Copy supplied by Whangārei District Council.
Collection: Technical Documents
Publication: Yachting Monthly, May 1980, pp. 1216–1217
Article: “Recreating Bounty” by Bill Beavis, with photographs by Eric Young.