What was the term used by crew members in reference to the battleship at Fall River Heritage State Park?
Fall River Heritage State Park Fall River Heritage State Park is a history-themed public recreation area on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts. The state park encompasses 14 acre beside the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge on Battleship Cove, home of the World War II battleship USS "Massachusetts". The park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Mutiny of the Matoika Mutiny of the "Matoika" is the common name for the events in July 1920 involving a large portion of the Olympic team of the United States while on board the U.S. Army transport ship "Princess Matoika" , headed to Antwerp for the 1920 Summer Olympics. "Princess Matoika" was a last-minute substitute for another ship and, according to the athletes, did not have adequate accommodations or training facilities on board. Near the end of the voyage, the athletes published a list of grievances and demands and distributed copies of the document to the United States Secretary of War, the American Olympic Committee (AOC) members, and the press. The incident received wide coverage in American newspapers at the time and was still being discussed in the popular press years later. The event was not a mutiny in the traditional sense, but has been called that since the mid-1930s.