Talk:HMS Pandora

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HMS Pandora (1779) - supposedly it's voyage in pursuit of HMS Bounty gave rise to the expression "bounty-hunting". (according to one contributor) I doubt this very much; the Pandoras were not paid to do this (except what they received as wages for being members of a regular RN ship's crew) Many of the crew happened to have received 'bounty' payments for joining the RN during the so-called "Spanish armament of 1790" (a recruitment and general fleet mobilisation in anticipation of a war against Spain) It just so happened that some of these recruits ended up in the Pandora - they were doing as they had been ordered, not because they hoped to get some financial gain for bringing back the Bounty mutineers to stand trial.

OED characterizes "bounty-hunter" as a North American invention, and doesn't quote a use before 1930. Stan 15:18, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
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