HMS Pandora (1779)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Pandora
- Launch Year
- 1779
- Type
- Frigate
- Class
- Sixth-rate frigate
- Rate
- Sixth-rate
- Launched
- 1779
- Commissioned
- 1779
- Armament
- 20–28 guns
- Propulsion
- Sail
- Role
- Frigate
- Notable for
- Age of Sail service
- Fate
- Unknown
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Pandora is best known for pursuing the Bounty mutineers.
Service History
She sailed to the South Pacific on that mission.
Historical Significance
She was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef.