Q-ships
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Q-ships were heavily armed merchant vessels used as decoys to lure and attack enemy submarines, particularly German U-boats, during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Q-ships canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-submarine warfare vessel
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decoy warship ⓘ naval vessel type ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
decoy ship
ⓘ
mystery ship ⓘ special service ship ⓘ |
| armament |
depth charges
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ naval guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| camouflage |
dummy cargo
ⓘ
false gun mounts ⓘ false superstructures ⓘ hidden gun ports ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| counteredStrategy |
submarine commerce raiding
ⓘ
unrestricted submarine warfare ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewType |
naval personnel disguised as merchant sailors
ⓘ
volunteer crews ⓘ |
| developedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| effectiveness |
declined as submarines adapted tactics
ⓘ
initially successful against U-boats ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early form of anti-submarine deception ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1915 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | warship under international law ⓘ |
| namingConvention | often given innocuous merchant names ⓘ |
| notableTarget | German U-boats ⓘ |
| notableTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ North Sea ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
French Navy
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
attack enemy submarines
ⓘ
lure enemy submarines to surface ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
commerce raiding ⓘ naval deception ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| tactic |
concealed armament
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disguised as unarmed merchant ship ⓘ feigned vulnerability to attack ⓘ opened fire at close range on surfaced submarines ⓘ |
| usedAs |
heavily armed merchant vessel
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submarine decoy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.