The only action taken was to hoist more ensigns. Such things were quite common, and in the past had meant no harm. there was some small-arms fire from the bank which completely missed the ship, and no-one took much notice. She anchored that night and early next morning started up river again.
However, fortunately his sailing was delayed 24 hours and they were able to see each other for a few hours.Īmethyst sailed from Hong Kong on 12th April, and on 19th April left Shanghai to go up the Yangtse to Nanking. And then he received orders to go to Shanghai, and afterwards to Nanking to relieve Consort, to sail a few hours before Dunera arrived. There was great excitement when finally she took passage in the Dunera, especially as Amethyst was due for refit in Hong Kong a few weeks after her arrival. THE STORY OF THE SO-CALLED YANGTSE INCIDENT and the saga of HMS Amethyst has been told and retold in the Press and over the Radio of the world, but I shall attempt to give a more personal account as it affected my wife and myself and it affected us very closely, for Bill Skinner, the late Commanding Officer and his wife, Monica, were very dear friends of ours, and of course we knew the other officers.īill had come out in November 1948 to take command, and after some effort we finally succeeded in getting a couple of rooms to which his wife and two sons could come. Publication September 1979 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved) Garden Island Northern Hill and Garden TourĪuthor Hughes, W.R.N., RCNC Subjects History - general, Ship histories and stories Tags None noted.Sydney Harbour in War and Peace: Bradleys Head Tour.Anniversary Cruise: Sydney under Japanese Attack 1942 Royal Australian Naval Transmitting Station ACT.Admiralty House, Garden and Fortifications.Spectacle Island Explosives Complex NSW.
HMAS Sydney II and the HSK Kormoran Shipwreck Sites.