Steve1871 Posted 18 February , 2018 Share Posted 18 February , 2018 MCount Felix Von Luckner , the Sea Devil has been my favorite history of the great war, Did the British/UK have their own hero, version of the "Sea devil"?? Have read articles that British merchants used all kind of ships for supply across Atlantic , including sailing vessels. Are there any books I could find on such a British or allied hero?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 18 February , 2018 Share Posted 18 February , 2018 Online book Q-Ships and their Story by E. Keble Chatterton, late Lieutenant-Commander RNVR. 1923 Archive.org. Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1871 Posted 18 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 18 February , 2018 Thank you Maureene for the help, Have you heard of any actual stories of q-ship sailing vessels as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 19 February , 2018 Share Posted 19 February , 2018 Sorry , I can't help further. Perhaps there may be something in the website Naval-History.Net which has a lot of information, but whether it can answer your query I don't know. Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 19 February , 2018 Share Posted 19 February , 2018 According to Le Fleming's Warships of World War 1 small sailing ships were used as Q ships. Dittmar & Colledge, British Warships 1914-1919 list a number of a sailing ships used as Q ships. If you haven't already done so you might like to look at Sea Killers in Disguise (Bridgeland). It covers both British and German disguised ships (including Von Luckner). RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman Posted 21 February , 2018 Share Posted 21 February , 2018 Royal Navy armed a number of fishing craft, drifters and smacks, with concealed armament to fight off U Boats attacking fishing fleet in North Sea Most famous is HM Smack IVERLYON, armed with a 3 pdr gun (some larger craft had a 6 pdr) and small arms Small coastal U Boat, UB 4 , attacked her in August 1915. IVERLYON responded with her 3 pdr and small arms sinking the sub with all hands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Armed_Smack_Inverlyon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 Not `Sailing Ship'a' but `Gallant Gentlemen' by Keble Chatterton may be of interest ?? Story ; HMS BARALONG / `Q' Ship / U-27 / Lt.Cdr Godfrey Herbert. Great Yarn and `thought provoking' ! Sadsac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Wilson Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 (edited) Here are some well illustrated useful books on ‘Q’ Ships which are well worth reading if you have not already done so: ‘My Mystery Ships’ by Rear Admiral Gordon CAMPBELL, VC., DSO, first published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London in 1928. ‘Q Boat Adventures’ by Lt. Commander Harold AUTEN VC., RNR, first published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, London in 1919. ‘Sea Killers in Disguise’ by Tony BRIDGLAND, first published by Leo Cooper in 1999 – ISBN 0 85052 675.2 Philip Edited 22 February , 2018 by Philip Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 10 hours ago, dman said: Royal Navy armed a number of fishing craft, drifters and smacks, with concealed armament to fight off U Boats attacking fishing fleet in North Sea Most famous is HM Smack IVERLYON, armed with a 3 pdr gun (some larger craft had a 6 pdr) and small arms Small coastal U Boat, UB 4 , attacked her in August 1915. IVERLYON responded with her 3 pdr and small arms sinking the sub with all hands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Armed_Smack_Inverlyon There was also the combination of an innocent looking ship on the surface connected to a submarine by phone line. RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted 26 February , 2018 Share Posted 26 February , 2018 Here is brilliant article on Q-ships. Worth the read. Hope this helps. Cheers, Caleb WWI Q Ships.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Wilson Posted 26 February , 2018 Share Posted 26 February , 2018 20 minutes ago, Biggles said: Here is brilliant article on Q-ships. Worth the read. Hope this helps. Cheers, Caleb WWI Q Ships.pdf Thanks I have just scan read this article which others may find useful. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 27 February , 2018 Share Posted 27 February , 2018 The download for Q-Ships of the Great War by Barbara J Coder a research paper April 2000, may also be obtained through http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA425342 or the direct URL is http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a425342.pdf Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted 28 February , 2018 Share Posted 28 February , 2018 Amazing story of the HMS Prize, a 200ft, triple masted schooner. Prize, damaged 30th April 1917, North Atlantic, about 120 miles SW of Fastnet Rock, southern Ireland - gunfire of German "U-93". With U-boats increasingly wary of suspicious steamships, full-rigged and auxiliary sailing vessels were sailing as Q-ships. The "Prize", a 200t, three masted topsail schooner was out in the Atlantic off southern Ireland in the early evening of the 30th. "U-93" came to the surface and opened fire with her 10.5cm gun at medium range. "Prize" was hit, the panic party went over the side and with the schooner apparently sinking, closed right in. At less than 100 yards, "Prize" opened up a devastating fire with her 3-12pdr guns, "U-93" appeared to sink and her commanding officer Lt Cdr von Spiegel and two of his crew were picked up. The damaged Q-ship (Acting Lt William Sanders RNR, awarded the Victoria Cross) reached Kinsale, S Ireland on the 2nd May. The badly damaged submarine also reached port. PRIZE, 30th August 1917, North Atlantic - sunk by German U-boat. "Prize" (or "First Prize", or "Else", "Q-21", 3 masted topsail schooner, 200t, 3-12pdr, 1901) was lost exactly four months after her action with "U.93"; complement and casualties are not know. As close as you'll get to the SMS Seeadler Cheers, Caleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little bob Posted 2 March , 2018 Share Posted 2 March , 2018 Q17 HMS Helgoland HMS Cymric alias Olive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little bob Posted 2 March , 2018 Share Posted 2 March , 2018 Q21 HMS Prize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1871 Posted 8 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 8 March , 2018 Thank you guys for all the help.I little overwhelmed with all your responses . Need to read up and shop for a few books now. Really really great you guys!!!😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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