Q-ships, also known as Q-boats, decoy vessels, special service ships, or mystery ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed...

since the early 20th century, merchant ships were often armed and used as auxiliary warships, such as the Q-ships of the First World War and the armed merchant...

Yarmouth. Q-ships were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. This gave Q-ships the...

USS Asterion (AK-100, AK-63, WAK-123) was a Q-ship of the United States Navy named for Asterion, a star in the constellation Canes Venatici. SS Evelyn...

and marines Pram (ship) A pram or pramm is a type of shallow-draught flat-bottomed ship. There is also a type of boat called Pram Q-ship A heavily-armed...

Against merchant ships, U-boats observed the "prize rules" which meant they had to stop and inspect the ship, and take the crew off the ship before they could...

Prince Charles was a 274 gross register tonnage collier converted to a Q-Ship of the Royal Navy during the First World War. In the afternoon of 24 July...

Look up Q in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Q, or q, is the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet. Q may also refer to: Q (drag queen) Q, pseudonym...

Q-Max is a type of ship, specifically a membrane type LNG carrier. In the name Q-Max, "Q" stands for Qatar and "Max" for the maximum size of ship able...

USS Captor (PYc-40), briefly the seventh ship to bear the name USS Eagle (AM-132), was a Q-ship of the United States Navy. Built as Harvard, a steel-hulled...

An amphibious assault ship is a type of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory during an armed conflict. The design evolved...

paint scheme attempts to hide a ship from view; deception, in which a ship is made to look smaller or, as with the Q-ships, to mimic merchantmen; and dazzle...

support ship (US Navy hull classification symbol: AOE) is a type of replenishment auxiliary ship. Different from traditional logistic ships, the fast...

Atik (AK-101) was a Q-ship of the United States Navy named for al-Atik, a double star in the constellation Perseus. Her twin sister ship was Asterion. The...

a list of boat types. For sailing ships, see: List of sailing boat types Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References...

Classes T & T1) Nanchang Q-5 ground attack aircraft HMS Farnborough, also known as Q5, was a Q-ship of the First World War Q-5 is an alternate designation...

ships Lists of ships Lists of shipwrecks Ship sizes Aframax Capesize Chinamax Handymax Handysize Maersk Triple E class Malaccamax Panamax Q-Max Seawaymax...

I, the British Royal Navy deployed Q-ships to combat German U-boats. Q-ships were warships posing as merchant ships so as to lure U-boats to attack them;...

USS Big Horn (AO-45/WAO-124/IX-207) was a Q-ship of the United States Navy named for the Bighorn River of Wyoming and Montana. Gulf Dawn, a single-screw...

navies to "lieutenant commander", derives from the name of this type of ship. The rank is the most junior of three "captain" ranks in several European...

dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force...

the Royal Navy Q-ship HMS Baralong and two German U-boats. Baralong sank U-27, which had been preparing to attack a nearby merchant ship, the Nicosian...

Torpedo boat Patrol Torpedo (PT) boat Q-ship Seaplane tender Submarine including U-boat Submarine aircraft carrier Submarine chaser Survey ship Troopship...

A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line...

A dock landing ship (also called landing ship, dock or LSD) is an amphibious warfare ship with a well dock to transport and launch landing craft and amphibious...

training in the United Kingdom, after which he served aboard Helgoland, a Q-ship that operated against German submarines. His performance on his first two...

A naval ship (or naval vessel) is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) that is used by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated...

the Q-ship's bridge is disabled and the ship set afire, Duke orders flank speed, ramming the sub into the Japanese ship, holing and sinking the Q-ship. Thunderfish...

merchant ship Defensively equipped merchant ship False flag Hired armed vessels List of auxiliary and merchant cruisers Merchant raider Q-ship Schmalenbach...

naval ship, to rescue the remaining members of the expedition, all of whom survived. During the First World War, Worsley captained the Q-ship PC.61 when...