Description
Product ID: | 9781782002840 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Duel |
Title: | Q Ship vs U-Boat |
Subtitle: | 1914–18 |
Authors: | Author: David Greentree, Peter Dennis, Ian Palmer |
Page Count: | 80 |
Subjects: | True war and combat stories, True war & combat stories, History, First World War, Warfare and defence, Military vehicles, History, First World War, Warfare & defence, Military & naval ships |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. This title deals with this topic. 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. Those who served on Q ships had to accept that their U-boat opponents would be able to strike first. Q ship captains kept ready a ‘panic crew’, which was 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. The Q ship concept had emerged early in the war when no other method seemed likely to counter the U-boat threat, and flourished until new technologies and tactics were developed, tested and implemented. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2014-02-20 |