tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post464247190003943000..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: The HMS Bountychris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-86867077697835795282012-10-30T14:19:49.318-04:002012-10-30T14:19:49.318-04:00But.. wasn't the original ship destroyed after...But.. wasn't the original ship destroyed after the original mutiny?<br /><br />I didn't even know there'd been a replica, let alone two. But when I found out that our USS <i>Constellation</i> was the 1854 version and not the genuine 1797 sloop, I lost all faith in historic ships anyway.<br /><br />I hope that last crewmember is okay, I haven't really been following this one.<br /><br />Amaryllisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-16875943222683520522012-10-30T12:30:45.509-04:002012-10-30T12:30:45.509-04:00I haven't been paying that close attention to ...I haven't been paying that close attention to that because I'm more concerned about the crew (I first heard about it when the 15th member had been found and was unresponsive but not yet declared dead) but I don't think there's been a lot of stuff pointing out that the ship is a replica. I don't remember hearing it in the story I saw on TV at all.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-47925969919526408992012-10-30T12:22:16.319-04:002012-10-30T12:22:16.319-04:00A thing I'm curious about: roughly half the ma...A thing I'm curious about: roughly half the mainstream-media stories I've seen about this (as opposed to blog comments and posts) haven't mentioned her replica status, implying that this was the <i>original</i> ship. Is it the same with the ones you've read?Firedrakenoreply@blogger.com