During April 1949 the frigate HMS Amethyst was on her way from Shanghai to Nanking to replace HMS Consort which was standing as guardship for the British embassy there during the Chinese Civil War.

Cats have been brought on ships for various purposes throughout history, the most common one being to catch mice and rats. One such heroic cat was Simon, who famously guarded his soldiers aboard the ...

A NAVAL veteran of the epic 103-day siege of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Amethyst on China's Yangtse river by Chinese communist troops 50 years ago this month has launched an appeal to try to trace two ...

The year was 1949 and he was certainly an unlikely hero. For the male in question was in fact a little black and white cat called Simon. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Quite how a stray cat ...

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BACK in 1954 a buzz of excitement went round Londonderry with the news that the famous ship HMS Amethyst was to be 'mothballed' at Lisahally, as part of the Royal Navy's Reserve Fleet. Amethyst made ...

A cat who safeguarded the lives of soldiers in 1949 was commemorated today, on the 65th anniversary of his death. Royal Navy officers laid a wreath on the grave of Simon, their most distinguished cat, ...

A VALUABLE and historic wheel from a ship involved in a notorious battle with communism forces could have been stolen to order from a Curdridge church. Thieves have prised the wheel of HMS Amethyst, ...

THE role of a naval crew which undertook one of the most daring rescue operations in British history is to be debated at Westminster today following a campaign by a Scots veteran. Did you know with a ...