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Claggart, the ship's master-at-arms, discovering that some sort of plot was ... in 
the Darbies," which speculates on how Billy might have spoken in his last hours, 
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British naval warship H.M.S. Bellipotent impresses, or involuntarily ... Billy's 
commanding officer, Captain Graveling, though reluctant to let one of his best 
men go, has little ... But Claggart is offended by the accident, and finds it 
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has... [DOC] [TLE] USS Somers (1842) - Wikipedia [PAR] The second USS Somers was a brig in the United States Navy during the John 
Tyler administration which became infamous for being the only U.S. Navy ship to 
undergo a mutiny which led to executions. Somers was launched by the New 
York Navy Yard on 16 April 1842 and commissioned on 12 May 1842, with 
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petty officers of the Indomitable's crew is John Claggart, .... Under normal 
circumstances, he might have waited for the ship to return to port ..... incident 
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sharks, ... He prefers to place the blame for the incident on Mr. Spencer, widely ... 
but he undoubtedly heard about it from a cousin who was Capt. [DOC] [TLE] Billy Budd, Sailor - SparkNotes - Scribd [PAR] himself experienced at sea, Billy Budd also incorporates a historical incident 
involving. Melville's first cousin, who played a role, similar to Captain Vere, as an 
... of certain chapters Melville may have wished to cut, and the name of Billy's 
ship, ... examination, and Captain Vere summons a group of his senior officers to 
the [DOC] [TLE] Ship Inspired Melville, Now A U.s.-mexico Rift - tribunedigital ... [PAR] Apr 25, 1988 ... The U.S. claims sovereign ownership, but Mexico has noted that it could be ... In 
May, 1986, George Belcher, an art dealer and deep-sea diver, his brother Joel, ... 
from his cousin, Guert Gansevoort, the ship`s second in command. ... the incident 
and based his novella ``Billy Budd`` on the Somers mutiny. [DOC] [TLE] A Hanging Offense: The Strange Affair of the Warship Somers: Jr ... [PAR] ... Academy to provide better officers for the still-young republic. Mackenzie's 
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Question: An incident on a warship on which his cousin was an officer may have inspired "Billy Budd"
Answer: Herman Melville