HMS Amethyst Royal Navy Ratings Cap Tally / Ribbon/

Good scarce black silk example emdroidered in gold thread. Approx . 39 inches.

HMS Amethyst during the Chinese Civil War, was steaming along the Yangtze River, when she came under Chinese fire, stranded she suffered casualties. Later under the command of Lieut-Commander John Simon Kerans Amethyst weighed anchor and began her epic 104 mile dash for the open sea. The story immortalised in the epic 1957 film the Yangtze Incident staring Richard Todd.

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