HMS Bounty

The HMS Bounty was built in 1960 by Smith and Ruhland in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The ship was built for the movie Mutiny on the Bounty. Since it was built specifically for filming, it was constructed with unusually large rooms.

Along with being used as the Edinburgh Trader in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the Bounty has appeared in several other films. Among them are Treasure Island, Yellow Beard, Pirates, and Sponge Bob Square Pants, The Movie.

When it's not being filmed on, the Bounty is open to the public. Tours are conducted at Tall Ship shows and people can sail with the ship for a fee. Currently, the Bounty is recreating the voyage of the origin ship.

The Bounty is crewed by a combination of volunteers and paid crew men. While no experience is necessary to join the Bounty volunteer crew, they require sometime spent working on restoration or dockside maintenance.