Talk:Ned Young

This redirect is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles

Polynesia: Pitcairn Islands

	Oceania portal This redirect is within the scope of WikiProject Polynesia, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Polynesia on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PolynesiaWikipedia:WikiProject PolynesiaTemplate:WikiProject PolynesiaPolynesia articles
	This redirect is supported by the Pitcairn Islands work group.

Bligh was not yet a Captain...[edit]

I corrected Bligh's rank. Bligh is often referred to as "Captain Bligh". But Bligh was not a Post Captain when he commanded the Bounty. The Bounty was Bligh's first command, and he had recently been commissioned as a Lieutenant, the lowest commissioned rank in the 18th Century Royal Navy. Whoever was appointed to command a Royal Navy vessel could be addressed as "captain", just as a civilian commanding a civilian ship should be addressed as "captain". But Captain was not his rank until he was appointed to command a ship of a certain size.

So I changed "its Captain William Bligh" to "its captain, Lieutenant William Bligh".

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 03:32, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Conversion" to Christianity[edit]

I've removed the reference to Young's "conversion". I strongly suspect he was technically a Christian since childhood, and so probably were all other mutineers as well. Huon (talk) 13:31, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ned Young's bio, with references.[edit]

Howdy. The following link will take you to a page I believe will give a clearer, more substantive biography of Ned Young, with citations to the extent they exist: http://rickstours.blogspot.com/2012/09/edward-young-bounty-mutineer.html This is the first time I've attempted to edit a Wikipedia article, so think I'll leave it here. Regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1RickKleiner1 (talk • contribs) 19:21, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Distillery[edit]

The reference for the statement "Young himself took charge of the distillery and brewed a primitive alcohol referred to as Quaff that features in several diaries from this period." is to Bligh's account of the Bounty. This predates the discovery of the Pitcairners and could not reference the actions on Pitcairn Island or the Young taking charge of the distillery. Is there another reference for this? Are there references to where it was called 'Quaff'? --Yofsotsi (talk) 21:16, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Painting[edit]

I have inherited A painting called "The Bounty Sails Away" the signature is "Young".Can any one give me some history on this piece and an estimated age? In the painting there is a man in a blue navy uniform standing on a wharf watching the Bounty sail away.