 Blackie was HMS "Prince of Wales"'s ship's cat.During the Second World War, he achieved worldwide fame after "Prince of Wales" carried Prime Minister Winston Churchill across the Atlantic to NS Argentia, Newfoundland, in August 1941, where he secretly met with the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt for several days in a secure anchorage.This meeting resulted in the declaration of the Atlantic Charter, but as Churchill prepared to step off "Prince of Wales", Blackie approached.