Winston Churchill stops 'Blackie', ship's cat of HMS PRINCE OF WALES, crossing over to a US destroyer during the Atlantic Conference, August 1941. Armed Forces & Weapons Her right arm is raised

Her right arm is raised to her face

image: A convoy of merchant ships accompanied by a Naval escort

flying control officer

Silhouetted is the nose of a Lancaster

The quadruple 14 inch guns of Y turret can be seen in the background

Winston Churchill stops 'Blackie', ship's cat of HMS PRINCE OF WALES, crossing over to a US destroyer during the Atlantic Conference, August 1941. Armed Forces & Weapons Her right arm is raisedAtlantic Conference August 1941: Churchill restrains 'Blackie' the cat, the mascot of HMS PRINCE OF WALES, from joining an American destroyer, while the ship's company stand to attention during the playing of the National Anthem.