Crew of British battleship HMS Revenge protesting against their treatment according to the Dutch newspaper De Gooi- en Eemlander dated 7 October 1930

An item dated London, England 7th referred to tidings from Nice, France that on board of the British battleship HMS Revenge (1) lying there in the roads riots broke out among the crew. They protested against the worse quality of the food and the strict disciplinary measures on board. Part of the crew permitted on Saturday to go on shore refused to come back and when her commanding officer captain Group went ashore he was booed by more as 100 sailors, The French police as asked to arrest the deserters and forty men were imprisoned in the brig. Yesterday afternoon started vice admiral Kelly (2), commanding officer of the First British Mediterranean Squadron an investigation what caused the riots. The Revenge was his flagship.

Notes
1. Part of the Revenge-class although often referred to as the Royal Sovereign-class or even ‘R‘-class. There were totally 8 ships planned of which two the Renown and Repulse were built using another design as battle cruisers and the third one the Resistance was cancelled. The 5 sister ships were the Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Ramillies and Resolution. Preceded by the Queen Elisabeth-class and to be succeeded by the planned but never realized N3 class and the realized Nelson-class.
Laid down at the shipyard Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England on 22 December 1913, launched on 29 May 1915, commissioned on 1 February 1915, fitted out with torpedo bulges October 1917-February 1918, added to the stokers’ training establishment HMS Imperieuse since May 1944, to be disposed since 8 March 1948 and sold to be broken up in July 1948 at Inverkeithing, Scotland. Pennant number 06. Building costs 2.406.368 pound sterling.
2. Sir William Archibald Howard Kelly (6 September 1873 Soutsea, Hampshire, England-14 September 1952, commander of the 1st battle Squadron of the Mediterranean Fleet since 1929, served in the navy between 1886-1944 ending his career as admiral.