Vekha
| History | |
|---|---|
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Military transport |
Vekhawas a military transport ship of theBlack Sea Fleetthat briefly joined thePotemkinmutiny.It was commanded by a colonel, Baron P P Eikhen.[1]On 28 June [O.S.15 June] 1905 (the second day of the mutiny),VekhaapproachedOdessawhere the mutineers were burying their fallen leaderGrigory Vakulinchuk.Eikhen was unaware of the mutiny so he obeyed a semaphore message telling him to come aboard. Fifteen armed sailors arrested him. He dropped his sabre and was locked up with the officers. The remaining two officers and the doctor were signaled to come aboard, and after their arrestVekhawas ordered to stay by the battleship. The revolutionaries then took it over easily. Its 60 sailors pleaded successfully for the officers' lives, and the officers were set ashore with the others in Odessa.
Vekhaabandoned the mutineers after the battleshipGeorgii Pobedonosetsdid the same on the evening of 1 July [O.S.18 June] 1905.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Bascomb 2007,p. 129.
- ^Bascomb 2007,p. 210.
- Bascomb, Neal (2007).Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin.Boston: Houghton Mifflin.