 In 1787-88 Captain Bligh made his ill-fated voyage on the "Bounty" to Tahiti to collect breadfruit and other useful plants for the West Indies.Undaunted by the notorious mutiny of his first crew, Bligh again set sail for Tahiti aboard .He completed his mission in Kingstown, St. Vincent on January 23, 1793 with plants from the South Seas.