Invergordon Mutiny
Revolt by sailors of the British Atlantic Fleet in 1931 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Invergordon Mutiny was an industrial action[citation needed] by around 1,000 sailors in the British Atlantic Fleet that took place on 15–16 September 1931. For two days, ships of the Royal Navy at Invergordon were in open mutiny, in one of the few military strikes in British history.
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The mutiny caused a panic on the London Stock Exchange and a run on the pound, bringing Britain's economic troubles to a head and forcing it off the Gold Standard on 21 September 1931.