The Watch that Sailed with the Bounty
(Tony Dobson)

Tony Dobson narrates the curious story of K2, the timekeeper that was taken from the HMS Bounty by the famous mutineers, disappearing for 19 years.

Objects referenced

K2, made by Larcum Kendall, 1771. Repro ID: A5510 ©National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection

• Larcum Kendall's 2nd Marine Chronometer (K2) – The 'Bounty' Watch
• The Mutineers turning Lt Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, 29th April 1789

Download the talk

The Watch that Sailed with the Bounty 
(4.51 MB | 4:55 min)