What was the reason for the near-mutiny on the Georgios Averof in 1911?
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I have a book on the Averoff that I bought at the Naval Museum in Piraeus.
In it there's the account of her original captain running her aground off Spithead. This led to loss of confidence by the crew. The near mutiny came while the ship was being repaired and was due to the Captain's inability to organize all the logistical requirements of repair and the running of the ship while she was in port. He was replaced for the return voyage.
The only connection with cheese during this time was the crew's belief that the cheese they were provisioned with in England was bad. This was because Greeks weren't used to yellow cheese and thought that it looked spoiled. No mutiny though, they just refused to eat it.
From: Το θωρηκτό Αβέρωφ, FINATEC, A.E.
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I found the exact passage included on the Wikipedia page. It's from a book 'Lucky Uncle George' by James Shneer.
It looks very much like a book born of passion for the subject, rather than academia. Possibly a self-published book. Doesn't necessarily mean it's not reliable - but I'd be inclined to look for a second source.
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from Greek Naval Strategy and Policy 1910-1919 By Zisis Fotaki
In the course of the Averoff 's visit to Britain in June 1911 the ship ran aground in Plymouth Sound. Taking advantage of the accident, the lower deck protested violently against the harsh manners of their officers and the mutiny that followed gave expression to many of their outstanding demands.
Now, unlike the rest of the book, this paragraph does NOT contain cites... and is also somewhat vague on what the other "outstanding demands" were. But Blue Cheese does not seem to be a meaningful factor, and the a-grounding seems like something that enabled, and not caused, the mutiny.
I wasn't able to find any better source on Google Books.
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