Herman Melville, whose first cousin, Lieutenant Guert Gansevoort, was an officer aboard the brig, was reportedly influenced by the notorious events of the "Somers" mutineers and utilized the story in his novella "Billy Budd".
Herman Melville was reportedly influenced by the notorious events of the "Somers" mutineers and utilized the story in his novella "Billy Budd". Herman Melville's first was an officer aboard the brig. Lieutenant Guert Gansevoort is first cousin.