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Category: Captain William Bligh

English Captain William Bligh and 18 others were set adrift from HMS Bounty 7 weeks before, finally reaching Timor in the East Indies after travelling 4,000 miles (6,500 km) in the ship’s open launch. June 14, 1789.

June 14, 2024

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