24 Gun Frigate Pandora, 1779 (Anatomy of the Ship) - Hardcover

McKay, John; Coleman, Ron

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0961502193 ISBN 13: 9780961502195

Publisher: Phoenix Pubns, 1992

Synopsis

The Pandora was a 24-gun Sixth Rate built at Deptford in 1779. The 20- and 24-gun classes were the smallest regularly commanded by a Post Captain and they were consequently known as post ships; they were also the smallest frigate-built ships on the Navy List. The Pandora is best known for her voyage to Tahiti which was undertaken to bring back the Bounty mutineers. Fourteen of them were captured at Tahiti but four of them were drowned when Pandora ran aground on 29 August 1791 on the Great Barrier Reef on her return journey. The surviving ten were eventually brought back to Portsmouth and court-martialled. Three of them were hung. The site of the wreck was discovered and has been extensively excavated by a team led by Ron Coleman. The 'Anatomy of the Ship' series aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships and ship types ever published. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history.

About this title

About the Author:

John McKay is an architectural draftsman by profession and devoted over five years and 3,000 hours to designing this book. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phoenix Pubns
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0961502193
• ISBN 13: 9780961502195
• Binding: Hardcover