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Q Ship vs U-Boat

- 1914–18
Af: David Greentree Engelsk Paperback

Q Ship vs U-Boat

- 1914–18
Af: David Greentree Engelsk Paperback
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A fully-illustrated account of the British Q ship, a heavily armed small craft disguised as a merchant vessel, and its tactics against the Kaiser’s formidable U-boat fleet during World War I.

Q ships came in all shapes and sizes – coastal steamer, trawler, barque, yacht or schooner – but all had to look harmless in order to lure their opponents to the surface and encourage them to attack. Armaments differed according to ship size; steamers commonly had 4in guns mounted amidships and in the bow, trawlers 3-pdrs and sailing ships 12-pdrs.

David Greentree covers how the Q ship used a ‘panic crew’, trained to act out an elaborate evacuation to convince the U-boat commander that the ship was being abandoned by its crew. The Q ship captain would remain behind with a handful of other crewmen manning the guns, which remained hidden until the most opportune time to unmask and engage the U-boat.

Packed with illustrations, this book explores the Q ship concept in detail, from its emergence early in the war, when no other method seemed likely to counter the U-boat threat, and as it flourished, until new technologies and tactics were developed, tested and implemented.

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A fully-illustrated account of the British Q ship, a heavily armed small craft disguised as a merchant vessel, and its tactics against the Kaiser’s formidable U-boat fleet during World War I.

Q ships came in all shapes and sizes – coastal steamer, trawler, barque, yacht or schooner – but all had to look harmless in order to lure their opponents to the surface and encourage them to attack. Armaments differed according to ship size; steamers commonly had 4in guns mounted amidships and in the bow, trawlers 3-pdrs and sailing ships 12-pdrs.

David Greentree covers how the Q ship used a ‘panic crew’, trained to act out an elaborate evacuation to convince the U-boat commander that the ship was being abandoned by its crew. The Q ship captain would remain behind with a handful of other crewmen manning the guns, which remained hidden until the most opportune time to unmask and engage the U-boat.

Packed with illustrations, this book explores the Q ship concept in detail, from its emergence early in the war, when no other method seemed likely to counter the U-boat threat, and as it flourished, until new technologies and tactics were developed, tested and implemented.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 80
ISBN-13: 9781782002840
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1782002847
Kategori: Første verdenskrig
Udg. Dato: 20 feb 2014
Længde: 7mm
Bredde: 189mm
Højde: 248mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 20 feb 2014
Forfatter(e): David Greentree
Forfatter(e) David Greentree

Kategori Første verdenskrig

ISBN-13 9781782002840

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 80

Udgave

Længde 7mm

Bredde 189mm

Højde 248mm

Udg. Dato 20 feb 2014

Oplagsdato 20 feb 2014

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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