Hong Kong welcomes H.M.S.Amethyst.wmv

[@arniecottrell3858]

My father's close mate, Jerry Moreby, was wireless operator on the Sunderland that flew up the Yangtse to bring a doctor to the Amethyst and to take off some of the wounded. I agree with Mike Taggs comment. I was also privileged, about 10 years ago, to meet a veteran of HMS Cossacks mighty feat in Norway early on in world war 2. Ordinary blokes who did extraordinary deeds.

[@girth84]

Well done Mr Simon .. 🐈‍⬛

[@mastercommander4535]

Simon DM His medal I think is back in the war museum. It was used as was his exploits in the BBC animal heroes series. Later the medal was auctioned. I failed to bid high enough but understand it has a good home in the end. I have called all my moggies Simon in his memory ever since.

[@granskare]

A brave crew and ship!! From Illinois!

[@yellowpete79]

I believe they're from England.

[@g2macs]

Rare for a ship to star in its own film but heartbreaking that they scrapped her soon afterwards.

[@wendylinton453]

After all she went through ..should of been saved..and not scrapped..

[@AlanSuttonUK]

Memories of when we were still GREAT Britain.

[@deriter64]

I'm not a Brit or any fan of empire but just to play devil's advocate is the world any better today than the time when so much of the map was pink and the Union Jack flew over so much of the globe? Doesn't seem to be. But, heck, I'm old and irrelevant and still stand up for God Save The Queen.

[@tompearson699]

***** I am a Brit, and I don't stand up for the Royal family, and I never will..

[@Wuestenkarsten]

@@tompearson699 Good Choice.! I grow up inside Germany, in a Town with a British Garrison. I liked the Soldiers, had a lot of Fun with these Lads, but I did hate it when once in a While a Member of the Royals visited them. The Soldiers suddenly had to change their behavior just in some Days, which I really never understood. And that was especially bad for us, as a Kid you don´t understand the sudden Changes in Mind of that Soldiers. As soon that Ass of the Royal´s left, the Guy´s became "normal" again.....so, everything just for Royal Ass Show. Hope you kick them out one Day as every civilized Country did......;-)

[@1IbramGaunt]

@@Wuestenkarsten over my rotting corpse 😉

[@ianofliverpool7701]

You`re not alone in thinking like that about old Blighty

[@kenricnarbrough8191]

I have only just recently started to learn about this incredible story. Apparently this was suppressed for a great deal of time to placate the c c p, what a pity. Thank you so much for the footage.

[@recceeboy1237]

Search Mark Felton his you tube stories on ww2 and other 20th century militay history will knock your socks off, did a great peice on this ship.

[@gentblue]

The Chinese only admitted the truth in 1989.

[@stevenshirk]

Did they make a movie about this and does anybody know the name of it

[@kiwis0uth]

I dare say that they would get a different reception now

[@homely8886]

Please convey to the commanding officer and ship’s company of HMS AMETHYST my hearty congratulations on their daring exploit to rejoin the Fleet. The courage, skill and determination shown by all on board have my highest commendation. Splice the mainbrace.

[@CrossAnchors]

Everyman Jack of them served their Captain and their Ship in the highest traditions of the Royal Navy, Heroes everyone of them, a well deserved "Up Spirits" to every member of the Ships Company, including Simon, who served his Ships Company with distinction, a well deserved Dickin Medal for Simon

[@andybannister366]

My Dad was on HMS Amethyst during the whole incident. If you want to know about the incident, go to www.maritimequest and look up HMS Amethyst. The men involved in this incident were all heroes and we will remember them. God save the queen.

[@robbanlarsen4840]

Amen!!

[@medhist2006]

Was there any response?

[@allythevan]

They were going to name Clyde divisions RNVR new ton sweeper Amethyst. They decided instead to rename her Amerton. My new entry chief frank haliday was involved with the incident. He was part of the crew who escorted the ship back to port.

[@dayofhappiness]

She was scrapped after the movie in 1957 . In America we turn them into floating museums , but in Britain they could not think of a floating museum ?

[@harrymason8982]

Don't prove how stupid you are. Great Britain has a number of preserved Naval warships. Probably the most famous being Nelsons flagship H.M.S Victory. We happen to have several other warships from different periods in or proud Royal Navy history, cruisers, destroyers and submarines.'Ready Aye Ready'.As to writing that "Britain could not think of a floating museum", you should "think" before opening your uneducated, loud American gob.!

[@harrymason8982]

Don't be stupid. Britain has many Royal Navy preserved ships that are now museums, probably the most well known is Nelsons flagship H.M.S Victory, then there's H.M.S Belfast moored in the Thames in London. There are various ships from a long distinguished fighting career in the Royal Navy from different periods in our proud illustrious Naval tradition and history. You say "Britain could not think of a floating museum", unlike Amerca. You really need to get your brain in gear and "think" before you make such stupid statements.

[@dayofhappiness]

I wasn't talking about Victory or Belfast , I was talking about the ship related to the video viewed -.The Amethyst . It was a great feat that H.M.S. Amethyst and crew did in that battle and I think that she should have been saved

[@plymouth5714]

dayofhappiness, you are quite right in many respects - our museum ships are often saved 'for the nation' by public demand alone, our own government and often the MOD as well have absolutely no heart or soul when it comes to saving 'obsolete' vessels for the nation. Our very own HMS Plymouth was a perfect example, she was the last British warship on which an enemy power surrendered (at the end of the Falklands War) and yet despite a public fund to save her for posterity, our city council not only wouldn't give a penny towards the fund, they deliberately put every obstacle in the way of bringing her home to Plymouth. The northern harbour authorities where she was berthed then illegally sold her to a Turkish breakers yard for scrap. A piece of history gone for ever! God damn all penny pinching petty politicians and especially that marxist moron who runs our council!!!

[@asheer9114]

@dayofhappiness. Like America preserved "The Grey Ghost" aka USS Enterprise (CV6) the most decorated and war combat experienced US Navy carrier as museum ship... right?

[@monitofeo3233]

where is Simon?

[@robbanlarsen4840]

Wounded by gunfire, he still kept the ships morale up and the rats down. Simon was awarded the Dickinson medal, the animal VC, the first time it has been awarded to a cat.

[@MrKiwi1960]

He got back to England and was put into quarantine which all returning animals must do, while there, he developed an infection and died. He was buried with full military honors. He has a grave stone somewhere in London, I believe.

[@angloaust1575]

The allies armed the chinese to fight The japanese Then after ww2 they used them Against each other Same in malaya

[@patrickilmoni9380]

Wheres Simon ?

[@peterbradshaw8018]

Is that the cat?

[@wendyboothman294]

There’s a movie about this

[@stevenshirk]

Does anybody know the name of it

[@Joujojus]

I was hoping to see Simon :(

[@PascalKayser]

Me too

[@monitofeo3233]

x2

[@donhancock332]

Black and white cat.

[@ianofliverpool7701]

Me to

[@Jeffybonbon]

Can you imagin what would happen in todays world The RN would not stand a chance Great story of a time when we were indeed GREAT Long gone now

[@dayofhappiness]

The United States should have flattened 10 Communist Chinese cities to help their ally Britain . But the ball-less Democrats would not lend a helping hand to Britain . Of course this was in 1949 and it emboldened North Korea and her ally Communist China to start The Korean War in 1950 , which was the beginning of America's committment to CONTAINMENT AND NOT VICTORY in war . Truman had dropped the A Bomb on Japan and I think he felt guilt and shame for that decision , so he was not going to drop another A Bomb . To think that America lost so many Armed Service members in Korea because of politicians running that war makes me VOMIT !!!

[@RampantFury925]

So you would of preferred a potential nuclear holocaust?

[@1IbramGaunt]

@@RampantFury925 Well to be fair the Chinese and Russians did not in fact HAVE their own nukes at this stage, it was during that brief, strange period any such nuclear apocalypse would've been so one-sided, that the West could actually realistically 'win' such a conflict

[@1IbramGaunt]

Not necessarily, the Royal Navy's not the size it once was true but we still have the same kind of courageous, highly-trained sailors with the same never-say-die attitude, and the ships we DO have might be few in number, but are also among the most modern and powerful in the world

[@MrKiwi1960]

If that happened now, the Royal Navy would amaze you. Its always been short of money and modern ships, but time and time again, its done the citizens of England proud... any foe that underestimates then will live to regret it.

[@homely8886]

Thanks to these heroes, even though they failed to sacrifice.

[@ianofliverpool7701]

What?

[@yeyuan6273]

you know that one should inform themself in a fcing cicil war, or you will get fcked by both sides.

[@vincentreynolds934]

True Story.

[@peterdarnell7627]

Come on the navy🇬🇧

[@GordonandTraceysss]

There always be a England we English we fight anybody ok

[@ianofliverpool7701]

I don`t know why the allies didn't join the Chinese nationalist in defeating the CCP

[@my_boi55]

Their would be a risk of Soviet Intervention then another major war which we didn't want to happen in late 1940's

[@gentblue]

@@my_boi55 India was revolting so there was no real possibility of intervention from Britain, though this did lead to the American-led UN intervention in Korea. Also China had been pillaged by the Great Powers for more than a century, so there was a moral imperative not to abuse the country further.

[@waikintang8246]

Truman's flaw.

[@angloaust1575]

Times change first it was the japanese Now it's the chinese

[@vectravi2008]

Unwanted British warship on the Yangtze River. I wonder how the British would react to an unwanted Chinese warship on the Thames??

[@gentblue]

Nah. It was like if an American ship sailed up the Thames under a SDP government, then the Whigs took over and attacked the Americans without warning.

[@kohl57]

Advance Britannia!

[@stellatham3222]

☠️打了败仗的感觉真好 💩

[@Nine-Signs]

We had no business being in the Yangtze. A dying power trying to maintain remnants of an empire by sailings its warships through Chinese lands in support of right wing nationalists and their civil war efforts. in 1949 the PLA kicked our arse along with the nationalists. In 1953 the PLA kicked both our arse, and the Americans arses in Korea. Back then they had farmers and pitch forks. Today they have the worlds largest army and air force along with more production capacity than the USA and 90% of rare earth metals. Probably not a good idea to piss off the Chinese but i am sure the orange president will do his very best.

[@keithwatson1384]

We were still the second most powerful country at the time and I can tell you that the Communists had more than pitchforks! We were trying to help stop the spread of communism, maybe we are wrong for that, but it has been proven that communism is terrible for a population and only make things worse in the end.

[@berlinmitte10117]

Korea was a stalemate and has been since 1953...

[@berlinmitte10117]

Indeed so!

[@zenithzero6354]

Second? The rank of global power should be USA>USSR>UK in 1949.

[@zenithzero6354]

berlinmitte10117 I agree that it was a stalement. But it was like a rookie (China) fought Mike Tyson (USA) to a stalemate with limited tutoring from Muhammad Ali (USSR), and the rookie definitely has every reason to be proud.

[@alexdeng2418]

When mainland China was able to stand up against foreign invasion (a British naval presence in Yangtze River is unthinkable in Thames), Hong Kong was still under colonial rule.

[@ianofliverpool7701]

Shut up you dickhead Britain was only in China on behalf of the Chinese nationalists and Hong Kong was leased to the British for 99 years by the Chinese government so learn some history tosser.

[@GrenvilleP710]

And now they wish they were back under colonial rule .