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HMS Amethyst U-16 / F-116 |
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July 31, 1949: This rare photo shows HMS Amethyst F-116 shortly after emerging from the Yangtze River after making her escape. The photo was taken by Derek Hodgson from HMS Concord R-63 about 08:00. |
(Photo courtesy of Derek Hodgson, R.N., HMS Concord) © 1949 Derek Hodgson all rights reserved |
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July 31, 1949: This rare photo shows HMS Amethyst F-116 shortly after emerging from the Yangtze River after making her escape. The photo was taken by Derek Hodgson from HMS Concord R-63 about 08:00. |
(Photo courtesy of Derek Hodgson, R.N., HMS Concord) © 1949 Derek Hodgson all rights reserved |
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September 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 departing Hong Kong following repairs from damage received during the Yangtze Incident. |
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August 1, 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 seen from HMS Jamaica. "After AMETHYST escaped, she was escorted towards Hong Kong by HMS CONCORD. At the same time HMS Jamaica, flying the Flag of Admiral Madden, Second in Command Far East Station, and HMS COSSACK, were sailed to meet AMETHYST and CONCORD. These photographs show these ships meeting AMETHYST. It is of note that after JAMAICA joined us we started to take in water from one of the shell holes and we hove to and shipwrights from JAMAICA came over and fitted a cement box over the hole. CONCORD was detached and sent to Japan, and I think she was sad not to be with us when we made our entrance into HONG KONG Harbour." -Lt. Cdr. K. Stewart Hett, M.B.E., R.N. (ret.) |
(Photo from the collection of Chief Yeoman of Signals
Leonard William Willis, R.N.) Courtesy of Leonard Willis) |
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August 1, 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 seen from HMS Jamaica. |
(Photo from the collection of Chief Yeoman of Signals Leonard William Willis, R.N.) Courtesy of Leonard Willis) |
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August 1, 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 seen from HMS Jamaica. "Frank Goldsworthy, an Express newspaper reporter, was onboard JAMAICA and he certainly took this photo. Frank joined the AMETHYST Association and I knew him well." -Lt. Cdr. K. Stewart Hett, M.B.E., R.N. (ret.) |
(Photo from the collection of Chief Yeoman of Signals Leonard William Willis, R.N.) Courtesy of Leonard Willis) |
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August 1, 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 seen from HMS Jamaica. |
(Photo from the collection of Chief Yeoman of Signals Leonard William Willis, R.N.) Courtesy of Leonard Willis) |
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This photo shows the damaged after gun, with the shell hole top right. The layers port is closed in the centre and the barrel is off the picture on the right. -Lt. Cdr. K. Stewart Hett, M.B.E., R.N. (ret.) |
(Photo from the collection of Chief Yeoman of Signals Leonard William Willis, R.N.) Courtesy of Leonard Willis) |
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Page published June 3, 2008 |