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Anav
12-20-2011, 07:02
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Bligh

As Bounty turned to return to Tahiti, Bligh set course for the nearest European outpost at Timor. Though dangerously overloaded, Bligh succeeded in sailing the cutter first to Tofua for supplies, then on to Timor. After sailing 3,618 miles, Bligh arrived at Timor after a 47-day voyage. Only one man was lost during the ordeal when he was killed by natives on Tofua. Moving on to Batavia, Bligh was able to secure transport back to England. In October 1790, Bligh was honorably acquitted for the loss of Bounty and records show him to have been a compassionate commander who frequently spared the lash.

Amazing navigation to get the loyal crew back home. I supposed it helped that all of his Quartermasters stayed loyal.

The Cowman
12-22-2011, 10:27
Good Stuff! Now I am having a hard time keeping up though! LOL

Bligh
07-27-2018, 05:36
Captain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(Royal_Navy)) Matthew Flinders Royal Navy.


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(16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was an English navigator and cartographer, who was the leader of the first circumnavigation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumnavigate) of Australia and identified it as a continent.

Flinders made three voyages to the southern ocean between 1791 and 1810. In the second voyage, George Bass (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bass) and Flinders confirmed that Van Diemen's Land (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Diemen%27s_Land) (now Tasmania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania)) was an island. In the third voyage, Flinders circumnavigated the mainland of what was to be called Australia, accompanied by Aboriginal man Bungaree (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungaree).
Heading back to England in 1803, Flinders' vessel needed urgent repairs at Isle de France (Mauritius) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_de_France_(Mauritius)). Although Britain and France were at war, Flinders thought the scientific nature of his work would ensure safe passage, but a suspicious governor kept him under arrest for more than six years. In captivity, he recorded details of his voyages for future publication, and put forward his rationale for naming the new continent 'Australia', as an umbrella term for New Holland and New South Wales – a suggestion taken up later by Governor Macquarie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachlan_Macquarie).

Flinders' health had suffered, however, and although he reached home in 1810, he did not live to see the publication of his widely praised book and atlas, A Voyage to Terra Australis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Voyage_to_Terra_Australis).


http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flinders-matthew-2050


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Naharaht
02-12-2019, 22:46
I have found this article about John Fryer, who was the sailing master of H.M.S. Bounty. However, Captain Bligh demoted him and put Fletcher Christian in his place. Despite this, John Fryer did not support the mutiny and tried to mediate between Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian.

https://norfolktalesmyths.com/category/norfolk-church/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fryer_(Royal_Navy_officer)