AMETHYST

[hartlepoolmonkey]

AMETHYST arriving in Hartlepool.

IMO: 9549607
MMSI: 273358930
Call Sign: UBSH3
Flag: Russia (RU)
Vessel Type: Cargo
Gross Tonnage: 3505
Summer DWT: 5026 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 89.96 x 14.58 m
Year Built: 2011
Home Port: ST.PETERSBURG

Vessel data courtesy of Marine Traffic.

[Hornbeam]

A coincidental Ships name bearing in mind Cmdr Kerans and his connection with Hartlepool

[hartlepoolmonkey]

As seen on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerans

As Assistant British Naval Attaché in then Nanking, China in 1949, Lieutenant-Commander Kerans took command of HMS Amethyst when the ship came under fire on the Yangtze River during the final stages of the Chinese Civil War after the captain and 16 others were killed in the shelling. The ship was detained for ten weeks during negotiations for its release, until Kerans led a night-time escape. Kerans was awarded the 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 was portrayed by the British actor Richard Todd.

[Hornbeam]

Don't forget the Ships cat H.M. Not only a very good rat catcher but also the Crews moral booster, the cat was also awarded a medal for his contribution in an episode that has gone down in Post War Naval History.

[hartlepoolmonkey]

Another view of AMETHYST as she arrives in port from the Tees Bay.

[hartlepoolmonkey]

AMETHYST loading at the Victoria Quay.