Mutiny at Spithead
- When
- 16 April – 15 May 1797
- Where
- Anchorage near Portsmouth
- Part of
- Spithead and Nore Mutinies
Sailors at Spithead mutinied from 16 April to 15 May 1797, negotiating through elected delegates for pay, weights, and officer changes.
The mutiny at Spithead, an anchorage near Portsmouth, lasted from 16 April to 15 May 1797. The mutineers were led by elected delegates and attempted to negotiate with the Admiralty for two weeks. Their demands focused on better pay, the abolition of the 14-ounce "purser's pound" — by which the ship's purser kept one eighth of every 16-ounce true pound as a perquisite — and the removal of a handful of unpopular officers.
Sources
- Spithead and Nore mutinies Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-28
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