#ship's cat

[catsofyore]

In 1944 a kitten named George (short for General Electric) was saved from drowning by a U.S. Navy crew member. George was then photographed and given a liberty card and detailed health record. Source.

[ltwilliammowett]

Stowaway Jim - Ship's Cat of HMS Prince Regent, early 20th century

Came on board at Halifax N.S. November 1914 and passed for O.C. He has since been promoted, and is now C. in.C. of the P.R. Cats. He is an old wardog and bears his battle honours " Dogger Banks" and "Jutland" unostentatiously. O.C. = Ordinary Cat

[a-casual-egg]

Ship's Cat my beloved too

[capnkyrie]

Digital art of a mystical cat with green eyes, wearing a glowing pendant and a mask, stands upon the silhouette of a crow's nest. Behind the cat, an orange full moon in a purple sky, and a vast ocean, reflecting that moon.

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[tealdangerart]

Working on my first-ever gallery submission! (There's no guarantee he'll be selected but even just the process is exciting.) This is Clyde, he's a ship's cat, and part of my octo-hybrid collection

[shegoesbyjoy]

thought about ship's cats today and of course my brain was like what if the Revenge had one??? found and rescued by Stede of course because he would never let an innocent animal suffer. and the rest of the crew suddenly dads harder than they've ever dadded, absolutely fawning over this poor kitten who's definitely Been Through Some Shit. but Frenchie WILL NOT go near it. because witches, terrifying, knives in their feet—come on, all the stuff everyone knows!

then one day Frenchie is sitting in a quiet part of the ship playing the lute and singing softly, and the kitten pads over and falls asleep without him noticing. and from that moment on the kitten is obsessed with Frenchie, having decidedly picked him as the favourite and squeaking and crying SO loudly whenever the lute appears. so he plays it to drown out the horrid sounds but the kitten immediately relaxes and settles in for a nap... and if he stops playing before the kitten's well and truly asleep he's subjected to MORE TINY SCREAMING

[eleventhjove]

Simon, a ship's cat that served on HMS Amethyst. In April 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, the Amethyst was ordered to travel to Nanjing along the Yangtze River to relieve HMS Consort. However, before they could reach their destination, the People's Liberation Army opened fire on the Amethyst. By the time the shelling stopped, 22 men had been killed and Simon was seriously wounded. He was missing for several days before he was rushed to sick bay, and was not expected to last the night— but he survived.

(Simon aboard the Amethyst)

Simon subsequently became a celebrity thanks to press coverage and was awarded the PDSA's (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals) Dickin Medal, the only cat to ever do so. In a testimonial letter, the captain of the Amethyst wrote,

"Rats, which began to breed rapidly in the damaged portions of the ship, presented a real menace to the health of the ship’s company, but Simon nobly rose to the occasion and after two months the rats were much diminished. Throughout the incident Simon’s behaviour was of the highest order. One would not have expected a small cat to survive the blast from an explosion capable of making a hole over a foot in diameter in a steel plate. Yet after a few days Simon was as friendly as ever. His presence on the ship, together with Peggy, the dog, was a decided factor in maintaining the high level of morale of the ship’s company."

Unfortunately, Simon caught a virus, which was exacerbated by his war wounds. Despite medical treatment, Simon passed away on November 28th, 1949 at the age of 2.

[black-rose-writings]

You know what is not used enough in SaB/Grishaverse fanfiction (and (fan)fiction in general):

Ship’s cats.

Ever since humans began sailing, cats were brought onto ships, especially long-voyage ones, to deal with things such as rats and mice and to keep company to the sailors.

They were common up until like the seventies and there’s a whole bunch of photos of navy cats in tiny hammocs from WWII. It’s the cutest shit ever.

If you have a story set on a ship, you better include a ship’s cat and people having cute interactions with it.

Scary characters stopping to pet the kitty and baby talking to it. Cats with funny names.

Cats. Please.

[buggachat]

until the special comes out i'm just going to write it myself

[theleastprofessionalchef]

Daryl and Marlin, our ship cats! It's Marlin's second season sailing (though he's been with us three years- got locked at the seaport last season for crimes) and Daryl's first! What sweet babies 💖

[apples-rossi]

[catsofyore]

Seaman with two esteemed shipmates, ca. 1910. Source.

[ltwilliammowett]

Thomas the ship's cat of HMS Shropshire, 20th century

[r0ttkins]

Ok I got crazy about the Mihawk Usopp Besties

1 - now - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

[katydoodles]

Shadybug got me back into this brain-rot again.

[selpuku]

"excuse me he is MY emotional support puppy" — all of them probably