Talk:Invergordon Mutiny

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This incident is usually (or universally?) referred to as a mutiny, but is that wholly fair? True, the lower ranks disobeyed orders for a while, but only for a day or so while the sailors were making their point about the pay cuts. They kept the ships functioning and secure and only refused to do anything which would allow the ships to move.

The officers were not threatened.

Compare that with the experience of Captain Bligh on the Bounty.

I have a particular interest in this event, because in 1970 I actually met Len Wincott, who was an Able Seaman aboard HMS Norfolk. In the books about the event, he is described as a ringleader, but perhaps "spokesman" would be fairer.

[edit] Gold Standard

The article sayeth: "The Invergordon Mutiny was a key event in forcing Britain off the Gold Standard the following month."

Britain left the Gold Standard due to economic pressure. I find it extremely hard to credit that the actions of a set of navel set over their pay cut induced such a large macroeconomic response. Any comments? otherwise I intend to remove it.

Toby Douglass 11:54, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] HMS Hood

Hood is traditionally known as a battlecruiser, not a battleship. Some modern naval historians might argue that Hood was a fast battleship, but that does not represent a consensus in the field, nor is it what the ship was considered at the time of her existence. For these reasons, I've altered the relevant sentence in this article. Thanks. Parsecboy (talk) 14:54, 24 February 2008 (UTC)