An item referred to a report dated Helsingfors [Helsinki, Finland] 1 October reporting that last week sailors of the crew of the Petropavlovsk (1) mutinied while some of them were arrested relating to the Kronstadt plot. The sailors even threatened to take the Petropavlovsk to sea and to hand over to the British at Helsingfors or Reval [nowadays Tallinn, Estonia]. After increasing their rations and promising not to arrest anyone else for the same reason the mutiny ended.
Note
1. Ceremonial laid down at the Baltic Shipyard, St. Petersburg, Russia on 16 June 1909, building actually started September-October 1909, launched on 22 September 1911, commissioned on 5 January 1915, renamed Marat on 31 March 1921, rebuilt between 1928-1931, plans (Project 27) to rebuilt her again using the bow of her sister ship Frunze (ex-Poltava) were cancelled on 29 June 1948, renamed as a stationary training ship Volkhov on 28 November 1950, stricken on 4 September 1953 and finally broken up. Of the Gangut or Sevastopol-class, preceded by Andrei Pervozvanny-class, succeeded by Imperatritsa Mariya-class. After protests against approving a Vickers design by the Russian navy was decided to open an international design contest resulting in 51 designs sent by 13 shipyards.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-129-24
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