Mutiny On The Bounty Author:Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall On December 23, 1787, the armed transport BOUNTY sailed from Portsmouth, England for Tahiti in the South Seas. Her commander was Captain Bligh. Her mission was to collect a cargo for breadfruit trees and transport them to the West Indies. — The BOUNTY never completed her mission. Part of the crew under the leadership of Master's Mate Fletcher Chr... more »istian mutinied and seized the vessel. Here is the story of that mutiny--an exceptional adventure story.« less