While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge ...

HMS Amethyst veteran Ray Calcott, who was also celebrating his 90th birthday, said of the day “This has been very memorable, it’s been a lovely day, I’ve really enjoyed it. I never expected ...

Simon is the only cat to have been awarded the Dickin Medal He kept vermin away from the food supply after Plymouth's HMS Amethyst was bombed and the crew stranded Simon is among 75 recipients of ...

Barnsley, Eng.: Seaforth Pen & Sword / Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2015. Pp. x, 276. Illus., map, appends., notes, biblio., index. $45.95. ISBN: 1848322240 ...

Semidocumentary about the HMS Amethyst, trapped in the Yangtse River in 1949 by the Red Chinese. Richard Todd, Akim Tamiroff. Frank: William Hartnell. Weston: Donald Houston. Tai: Keye Luke.

He served on HMS Amethyst getting rid of rats, but was wounded by a shell blast that left the crew stranded for almost 10 weeks. Despite his injuries, he protected the crew's essential supplies ...

HMS Holdings Corp. (HMS) provides cost containment services to Government and private healthcare payers and sponsors. Its services ensure that healthcare claims are paid correctly, and its ...

HMS Hawke sank after an explosion caused by an enemy torpedo, with the loss of more than 500 of its crew. Shipwreck hunters in Scotland have located the wreck of a British warship that was sunk by ...

A Royal Navy destroyer has shot down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. HMS Diamond was defending a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday when her Sea Viper missile ...

From the first shout of "fireball" the crew of HMS Diamond have just two minutes to react. In that time they have to work out whether the missile, travelling at more than three times the speed of ...

The Princess’s outfit worn for an intimate film to announce an end to her chemotherapy feels like a personal symbol of ...

‘Rebel Ridge’ sees Jeremy Saulnier tackle the one-man army movie with style. Aaron Pierre shines... ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice’ is as nostalgic as it is surprising and fun. Director Tim ...