ABLE SEAMAN SIMON.

Mascot of HMS AMETHYST - wounded in the 1949 Yangtse incident, he won an animal bravery medal for his effort in cheering up the injured seamen in the sick bay.

Mrs CHIPPY.

(Actually a tomcat!) recruited by Sir Ernest Shackleton to control rodents on his ship ENDURANCE, sunk by pack ice during his ill-fated 1914-16 Antarctic Expedition.

TRIM.

Matthew Flinders mapped the coast of Austalia aboard the ship Tryall, accompanied by his remarkable black and white cat Trim.

VAN.

Van Cat is on Watch - this was reputedly the cat breed that came off Noah's Ark when it grounded on Mount Ararat, near the town of Van in Turkey, 4000 years ago. These distinctive white cats with ginger features, love water and swimming - most unusual for feline species. This must make them the best ship's cat ever! SORRY BUT THIS CAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE