duminică, 30 martie 2008

The Royal Cat


During World War II a cat called Oscar was having a good time on the German battleship Bismarck. When the Bismarck was hit by torpedoes, Oscar was rescued by a British sailor from the destroyer HMS Cossack. Five months later the destroyer was sunk, but Oscar was rescued by HMS Ark Royal. Only 3 weeks later a German submarine destroyed Ark Royal and Oscar was rescued again. The naval authorities decided at that time to transfer him to a home on land. According to British naval records, Oscar died peacefully in 1955.



This is a pastel portrait of Oscar from the National Maritime Museum.

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