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In 1780s what British seaman led the mutiny aboard the Bounty?
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The Bounty was returning to England after collecting breadfruit plants from Tahiti when, on the morning of 28 April 1789, Fletcher Christian and part of the crew mutinied, taking over the ship, and setting Captain Bligh and 18 crew members adrift in the ship's 23-foot launch.
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What was the USS Somers infamous for in 1842?
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What has the author Edward Hawke Hawke written?
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