Rare historic photos of cats serving in the Navy

[Furry Dance]

These are so cute - classic photos of cats with sailors and Marines. Cats were not only ship mascots, they were crew members who helped keep ships clean by getting rid of rodents. Some were even issued their own bunks and uniforms:

http://www.usni.org/news-and-features/CatsandtheSeaServices.asp

[MiddleFingerMom]

1. VERY COOL!!!

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Especially the very last photo.
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Thanks.
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[myrna minx]

2. Awww...I love the last photo.

[Furry Dance]

7. I'm quite fond of the kittens climbing into hammocks

They even have little ladders!

[Darth_Kitten]

3. The most touching picture is the last one......

:D Feeding the baby kitty....

[YankeyMCC]

8. I agree...so much is captured in that image

[Darth_Kitten]

9. The strong soldier tending to the innocent little kitten.

Beautiful. :)

[Peregrine Took]

10. The one feeding the kitten with the eyedropper?

I just put that on my Facebook page.

[YankeyMCC]

15. A moment of supporting life

instead of killing

A moment of supporting another life
instead of defending his own

A moment of true humanity in what must have been an ocean of inhumanity

[alphafemale]

4. A couple of them took my breath away.

and

[kimi]

5. Aw, thank you so much!

Those are great pictures! Some brought tears to my eyes. Kittehs and cattehs have that ability to bring out humanity in the most inhumane of places, don't they?

I regularly send my husband, in Afghanistan, canned or pouch cat food, so he can feed the cats that he runs into. We have 6 cats who he misses a lot, and he always tries to do what he can, even if it's only a scritch, for the strays he sees over there.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Awww...those kittehs.

[Captain Hilts]

11. The British War Museum as a VERY cute photograph of a ship's kitty in its hammock. nt

[graywarrior]

12. Little cuties!

[Arugula Latte]

13. Kickin' for the kitties

who make life worth living :)

:kick:

[tango-tee]

14. Thank you for the early-morning smile.

I love all of the pictures, but the last one is especially touching.

And welcome to DU! :hi:

[dmr]

16. I never knew this. Do cats still serve? The last pic is heartwarming. n/t

[AwakeAtLast]

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Great link! Adorable animals!

:hi: