HMS Amethyst U-16 / F-116
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September 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 departing Hong Kong following repairs from damage received during
the Yangtze Incident.

(Photo courtesy of Lt. Commander K. Stewart Hett MBE, RN Ret.)

 

April 20, 1949: A copy of the signal sent by HMS Amethyst after grounding on Rose Island in the opening
minuets of the Yangtze Incident.

(Courtesy of William Leitch)

 

October 13, 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 passing through the Suez Canal en route home following the Yangtze
Incident.

(Photo courtesy of Robert W. Green)

 

October 13, 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 passing through the Suez Canal en route home following the Yangtze
Incident.

(Photo courtesy of Robert W. Green)

 

October 13, 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 passing through the Suez Canal en route home following the Yangtze
Incident.

(Photo courtesy of Robert W. Green)

 

October 13, 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 passing through the Suez Canal en route home following the Yangtze
Incident.

(Photo courtesy of Robert W. Green)

 

November 1, 1949: HMS Amethyst F-116 arriving at Plymouth, England after the Yangtze Incident. HMS
Vanguard is seen in the background.

(Photo courtesy of Robert W. Green)

 



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