Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
John Paul
Staff Officer Operations
Ralph Truman
Vice Admiral
Jeremy Burnham
Flag Lieutenant
Cyril Luckham
Commander in Chief
Michael Brill
Lieutenant Peter Egerton
Ballard Berkeley
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Keith Faulkner
Signalman
Rhett Ward
Lieutenant Mirehouse
Philip Vickers
Surgeon Lieutenant Packard
Tsai Chin
Sampan Woman
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
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1st Apr 57 /
War
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.