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Edward Edwards
1728–1815
Best known as the Royal Navy captain who commanded HMS Pandora in the search for the Bounty mutineers, he remains linked to one of the most dramatic episodes in eighteenth-century seafaring history. His career also reached flag rank, giving him a lasting place in British naval history.
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Voyage of H.M.S. 'Pandora' : despatched to arrest the mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-91
by Edward Edwards, surgeon George Hamilton
About the author
Born around 1728, Edward Edwards served in the Royal Navy and eventually rose to the rank of admiral. He is most often remembered as the captain of HMS Pandora, the ship sent out in 1790 to track down the mutineers from HMS Bounty.
That voyage made his name famous. Pandora succeeded in capturing several of the mutineers on Tahiti, but the return journey ended in disaster when the ship was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef in 1791. Because of that mission, Edwards is still closely tied to the wider story of the Bounty, a subject that has inspired generations of histories, novels, and films.
He died on April 13, 1815. Although he is not remembered as a literary figure, his life stands at the center of a real-life sea drama that continues to fascinate readers interested in naval adventure, exploration, and survival.