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In defence of cat ladies, and gentlemen: The tale of Unsinkable Sam and other seafaring felines
The Royal Navy destroyer Cossack rescued a cat in the aftermath of the Bismarck sinking. The feline, who became known as Unsinkable Sam, is said to have survived two more sinkings before he was retired to a sedate life of relative luxury. Wikimedia Once is …