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Bounty (1978 ship)
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This article is about the replica ship. For the original ship, see HMS Bounty. Not to be confused with Bounty (1960 ship). For other uses, see Bounty (disambiguation).
Bounty[2] (popularly HMAV Bounty)[FN 1] was built in 1977/78 for the movie The Bounty starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. The ship launched on 16 December 1978[3] and was decommissioned in 2017.
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Owner | HKR International[1] |
Operator | Hong Kong Resort Company [1] |
Builder | Oceania Marine (Whangarei, New Zealand) [2] |
Laid down | 1977 |
Launched | 16 December 1978[3] |
Decommissioned | 1 August 2017 |
Homeport | Discovery Bay (Lantau Island), New Territories, Hong Kong,[1] |
Identification | |
Status | Unknown, presumed to be in Thailand |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 247 [2] |
Displacement | 387 tonnes |
Length |
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Beam | 7 m (23 ft) |
Height | 33 m (108 ft) |
Decks | 3 |
Sail plan | Sail area 900 m2 (9,700 sq ft) |
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