naval mutiny
Sailors seize command
Naval mutiny is the refusal of sailors or marines to obey orders or the active rebellion against commanding officers aboard a ship or within a naval force.
Unlike simple insubordination, mutiny implies collective action—a crew or significant portion turning against authority.
Historically punishable by death, naval mutinies have ranged from desperate protests over conditions to full seizures of vessels: The naval mutiny spread from one ship to the entire fleet.
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- HMS BountyBritish naval vessel, mutinied
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
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