Boats - Sailing - Ships
Feb. 26 The End Of A Brave Little Ship. H.M.S. Amethyst In Breakers Yard: One of the most famous little ships of the British Navy - H.M.S. Amethyst nears unglorious end - in the breakers yard in Sutton Pool, Plymouth. The vessel created a sensation throughout the world when she made her amazing dash down the Yangtze river from a Communist trap in 1949. The vessel had a short reprieve recently when she was used for the filming of Yangtze-Incident'. Photo shows The wireless room which played a very important part during the action on the Yangtze
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