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, ...
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'This memorial means so much'. Remembering the sailors who survived notorious Yangtze incident
For the proud sons of two Royal Navy sailors caught up in one on the most notorious incidents of the Chinese Civil War there was only one mission - to have those involved publicly honoured. Now, ...
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'Landmark moment' for families with Newtownabbey tribute to Yangtze Incident sailors from Northern Ireland
A memorial plaque and storyboard have been unveiled in tribute to the Northern Ireland sailors at Hazelbank Park by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. It comes at the end of an eight-year quest ...
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