Onboard Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer HMS Cossack, 1940. Petty Officer Scott with “Pluto”, the destroyer’s mascot. Pluto has been in all the ship’s battles including Narvik and Altmark episode.© IWM (A 1597)
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Ship’s dog ‘Pelorus Jack’ onboard HMS New Zealand, 1914
Pelorus Jack: Mascot of H.M.S. ‘New Zealand’. Photographer: Stuart Thompson. British Library catalogue no. HS85/10/29327. Date: 1914.
Ship’s dog ‘Shrapnel’ on Royal Navy minesweeper off Salerno, Italy 1943
“On board HM Motor Minesweeper 88 during minesweeping operations off Anzio, Italy. On the left is “Shrapnel” the dog, ship’s mascot, who has seen only 6 months service, having joined the ship during the Salerno landing. He is fond of chocolate, and is trying to wheedle himself a share of Stoker Whadcoat’s chocolate ration. Whadcoat is from Redditch, Worcestershire.” (via formerdays.com)
Ship’s dog ‘Cognac’ aboard USS Flusser
Ship’s dog ‘Cognac’ poses aboard US Navy Clemson-class destroyer USS Flusser (DD-289) during port visit to Venice, 1924-25. (via US Naval Historical Center)
Ship’s dog ‘Shot’ on HMS Minotaur, 1911
HMS Minotaur was the lead ship in her class of armoured cruisers, commissioned in 1908 and paid off in 1919.
Ship’s dog ‘Shot’ on HMS Minotaur, c.1911. (via worldnavalships.com)
I have to admit a partiality to spaniels. I have 2. Wonderful bird dogs. Nutty as squirrel shit. An absolute joy.
Ship’s dog ‘Bruce’ escaped through Japanese lines with crew of MTB 11
MTB 11 (Lt. C.J. Collingwood, RN) was scuttled at Hong Kong on 26 December, 1941 to prevent capture by the Japanese. The ship’s dog, Bruce, accompanied the escape party through Japanese lines and on a 1,380-mile (2,221-km) trek to safety. Now that is a heck of a dog.
Ship’s dog ‘Bruce’ with Sub-Lieutenant David Legge on MTB 11. (via hongkongescape.org)
Ship’s dog ‘Bruce’ with Lt. Collingwood and escape party at Kukong, China. (via hongkongescape.org)
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