page_title: History of the Royal New Zealand Navy
section_title: Mutinies
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Royal New Zealand Navy / Mutinies
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of British light cruiser HMS Black Prince, under tow on the Tyne.
context_page_description: The history of the Royal New Zealand Navy leads back to early New Zealand-based gunboats used in controlling the British interests in the new colony, as well as to the strong linkages to the British Navy itself.
context_section_description: During April 1947 a series of non-violent mutinies occurred amongst the sailors and non-commissioned officers of four RNZN ships and two shore bases. Overall, up to 20% of the sailors in the RNZN were involved in the mutinies. The resulting manpower shortage forced the RNZN to remove Black Prince, one of their most powerful warships, from service, and set the navy's development and expansion back by a decade. Despite this impact, the size and scope of the events have been downplayed over time.
caption: The light cruiser HMNZS Black Prince
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