slightly off topic in relation to the thread header... anyway...

slightly off topic in relation to the thread header... anyway the bbc have been running some history story about a ship called the HMS AMETHYST

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethyst_Incident

the end of the show mentioned something about the incident represented the end of british colonial rule in that part of the world ..

Britain could no longer flex its muscles.. the days of RULE BRITANNIA were over