Bligh
Bligh is a surname, most famously associated with William Bligh, the British naval officer commanding HMS Bounty during the 1789 mutiny.
His name became shorthand for tyrannical leadership, though historians debate whether his reputation was deserved.
He runs this office like Captain Bligh.
Brand or historic vessel
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- breadfruitStarchy tropical tree crop
Tahiti · insurrection · defiance · overthrow · sedition · castaway · launch · loyalist
One who commands
- disciplinarianStrict enforcer of rules
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- demandingRequiring great effort
authoritarian · Royal Navy · HMS Bounty · governor · New South Wales · unpopular · controversial · court-martial
Partitioned Indonesian-region island
- seamanshipSkill in operating vessels
- dead reckoningPosition-tracking via estimated motion
- chartsVisual data displays
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
compass · provisions · survival · landfall · rationing · currents · stars · Pacific
Money-holding institutions
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
- transplantationSurgical organ relocation
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
colonial agriculture · Pacific islands · documentation · specimens · Kew
Bounty
Brand or historic vessel
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
breadfruit · Tahiti · insurrection · defiance · overthrow · sedition · castaway · launch · loyalist · set adrift
captain
One who commands
- disciplinarianStrict enforcer of rules
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
demanding · authoritarian · Royal Navy · HMS Bounty · governor · New South Wales · unpopular · controversial · court-martial · acquitted
Timor
Partitioned Indonesian-region island
- seamanshipSkill in operating vessels
- dead reckoningPosition-tracking via estimated motion
- chartsVisual data displays
sextant · compass · provisions · survival · landfall · rationing · currents · stars · Pacific · endurance
Banks
Money-holding institutions
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
- transplantationSurgical organ relocation
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
Caribbean · colonial agriculture · Pacific islands · documentation · specimens · Kew