#ship's cats

[ltwilliammowett]

HMAS Nizam, the Ship's cats have a hammock to themselves, by George Silk, 1941

[catsofyore]

"A sailor attached to utility squadron VJ-4 plays with kittens that were discovered in an equipment room at U.S. Naval Air Station Squantum in Massachusetts, 1942." Original source is the National Archives but I found this in the book Cats in the Navy.

[originalleftist]

I just have to post this absolutely precious photo from Wikipedia of the Captain of RMS Empress of Canada petting his cat.

[mixtapenempire]

Fun fact, there was a cat on the KMS Bismarck, which sunk and the cat survived, which then was rescued by the HMS Cossak, which also sunk before being rescued by the HMS Ark Royal

Which also fucking sunk

He survived all 3 sinkings and was nicknamed unsinkable sam, and it gets weird when you realize that both British ships took part in Bismarcks sinking.

Sam got revenge for Bismarck and its crew.

there are many benefits to being a Naval Salior

it used to be pretty common for there to be cats on boats. they'd take care of any rodents who would chew on ropes or wires and spread diseases. sailors were also superstitious and believed that having a cat aboard would bring good luck! this belief passed on to their wives, who kept cats - especially black ones who were believed to be extra lucky - at home in order to keep their husbands safe when at sea.

another popular superstition? that if a cat came aboard it was a sign of luck, but if it only boarded halfway and then left, it was a sign of bad luck.

most ship's cats are only found in modern times on private vessels, but they have roots going back to early history. one such example is the Vikings, who took cats with them on expeditions.

Sources: Ship's Cats, @Manglewood

[buggachat]

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

[rocketrrush]

nonsense

[yellowistheraddest]

its the giving season and you havent given back all your loan payments, what else did you expect?

[kbitty]

i love them.

[mooneln0ne]

Their Luffy preference

[galaxylover06]

Silvaze art cause I love them and need to draw them more

[maskofnova]

⚡Sparring Partners🔥

[ltwilliammowett]

Those are some weird signal flags aboard HMS Indefatigable (1909) - never mind - Hoist the Kitty !

[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.

[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 💖

[vicaly]

The Wedding

Oh the joys of miscommunication and lacking agency, it will be beautiful when I'm done with this little comic of doodles and random filler villagers :)

[thatnununguy]

Rosecat (she doesn't like being held)