The Amethyst incident, also known as the Yangtze incident, was a historic event that occurred on the Yangtze River for three months in the summer of 1949...

the Amethyst incident. Amethyst was trapped in China until 30 July 1949, when she escaped under cover of darkness. For the 1957 film Yangtse Incident: The...

ship's cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS Amethyst. In 1949, during the Yangtze Incident, he received the PDSA's Dickin Medal after surviving...

Nanjing by 23 April without encountering much resistance. Meanwhile, HMS Amethyst of the British Royal Navy drifted into the fray and was set upon by PLA...

resulted in a formal complaint from the Mexican government (1943) Amethyst Incident (1949) Lavon Affair (1954) Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Parking violations...

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) is a British war film that tells the story of the British sloop HMS Amethyst caught up in the Chinese...

next three years on the China Station. In the spring of 1949 the frigate Amethyst became trapped by advancing Communist Chinese forces up the Yangtze River...

HMS Amethyst (F116) was a modified Black Swan-class sloop launched in 1943. She was later designated as a frigate, was involved in the Yangtze Incident in...

Distinguished Service Order. The Amethyst incident was later the subject of a film entitled Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst (1957), in which Kerans...

Dollar incident Battle of Ty-ho Bay Gunboat diplomacy Nanking incident of 1927 Pirates of the South China Coast Operation Beleaguer Amethyst incident Tolley...

Station's headquarters ship during the April 1949 Amethyst Incident, in which a British sloop, HMS Amethyst, was trapped in the Yangtze River by the communist...

campaign Pingjin campaign 1949 Taiping Steamer Incident Yangtze River Crossing campaign Amethyst Incident ROC Government retreat to Taiwan PRC incorporation...

Operation Blacklist Forty War in Vietnam (1945-1946) Yangtze Patrol Amethyst Incident Military history of the United States during World War II Japanese...

campaign Pingjin campaign 1949 Taiping Steamer Incident Yangtze River Crossing campaign Amethyst Incident ROC Government retreat to Taiwan PRC incorporation...

Egyptian flagship, Emir Farouk off Gaza. 1949 20 April-30 July – Amethyst Incident – British warships come under fire by Communist Chinese coastal artillery...

People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British Embassy in Nanjing in the Amethyst incident. The CCP do not recognise the Unequal...

landings 1944–1945 British Pacific Fleet 1946 Corfu Channel Incident 1949 Amethyst incident on the Yangtze River 1950–1953 Korean War 1956 Suez Crisis...

(born 1943) 19 October – Sir Peter Berger, admiral, survivor of the Amethyst Incident (born 1925) 20 October – Peter Morgan, motor-car maker (Morgan Motor...

commissioned on 20 December 1946. In 1949, she was involved in the Amethyst Incident. She was withdrawn from active service in 1957; following decommissioning...

the Far East Station. In that capacity he became involved in the Amethyst Incident on the Yangtze River in China in 1949. He was appointed Second Sea...

another naval play, Red Dragon, based on the 1949 Yangtze Incident, which involved HMS Amethyst. The play failed to make an impression. None of his other...

campaign Pingjin campaign 1949 Taiping Steamer Incident Yangtze River Crossing campaign Amethyst Incident ROC Government retreat to Taiwan PRC incorporation...

part of the 8th Destroyer Squadron. In 1949, she was involved in the Amethyst Incident. Concord entered the River Yangtze and proceeded to a point off the...

but renamed in 1946 before entering service. She took part in the Amethyst Incident and the Korean War. Concord was scrapped in 1962. HMS Concord 4051...

the 1948 Summer Olympics). Sir Peter Berger, 78, British admiral (Amethyst Incident). Road Warrior Hawk, 45, American professional wrestler (WWF), heart...

the 13th Carrier Air Group embarked on HMS Triumph (R16). After the Amethyst incident, Triumph joined the Far East Fleet, headquartered at Singapore. During...

1949: Britain becomes founding member of NATO. 1949: Amethyst incident. Frigate HMS Amethyst is fired upon by Chinese Communists on the Yangtze River...

part in the Yangtse Incident while serving as Navigating Officer aboard HMS Amethyst in 1949 and was seriously wounded in the incident. After serving as...

composer and songwriter; Ulrich Salchow, 71, Swedish figure skater Amethyst Incident: Two British warships were shelled as Chinese communists opened a...

HMS Amethyst was a third-class protected cruiser of the Topaze class of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1903, served during World War I at the Dardanelles...