Shipwrecks
HMS Pandora
Wrecked 1791 · Great Barrier Reef, off Cape York, QLD, Australia
FoundThe prize. Naval gear and the Bounty mutineers' irons
Where. Great Barrier Reef, off Cape York, QLD, Australia
Status. Found
Where. Great Barrier Reef, off Cape York, QLD, Australia
Status. Found
The account
Sent to drag the Bounty mutineers home in irons, HMS Pandora struck the Great Barrier Reef in 1791 and sank, taking four prisoners down with her.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Great Barrier Reef, off Cape York, QLD, Australia; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: Naval gear and the Bounty mutineers' irons.
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