These Are The Voyages Of The Star Ship Enterprise

Ships have traditionally carried cats to protect food stores from rodents, and a few of these cats made their way into the history books.

Trim – Who Sailed Around the World with Captain Matthew Flinders

Trim was a black cat with a white star on his chest and white socks. Energetic and a bit of a risk taker, he fell overboard from time to time, but didn’t seem bothered by it. Whenever he landed in the ocean, someone would throw him a rope and he’d scamper back up.

Trim ran about with the ship’s men and adopted the habit of sitting in officers’ caps. At dinnertime he stole pieces of meat from forks with such brilliant dexterity that his victims were more inclined to admire his skill than be angered by the theft.