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Metro Goldwyn Mayer
commissioned this replica of HMAV BOUNTY for their 1962 film
'Mutiny on the Bounty' starring Trevor Howard and Marlon Brando.
Originally named BOUNTY II. This vessel was built to the
original plans and in the traditional manner in a shipyard in
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. However, all the dimensions were increased
by approximately one third to accommodate the large 70 mm cameras
used so she is bigger than the original ship. Restored in recent
years at a cost of $3m she has appeared in other movies including
'Pirates of The Caribbean'. She is currently on a seven week tour of
the UK prior to embarking on a world tour
via South Africa and New Zealand to Pitcairn and Tahiti. Her
presence in Liverpool certainly attracted a lot of attention and
large queues had formed by 09:00! This is probably the largest turn
out in recent years for just one particular visiting ship! She is
seen here in Canning Basin on Saturday August 18, 2007. |
