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Q
Ships - By Name
Many
men were lost at sea on a variety of vessels. This page highlights some
of the Q ships involved in World War 1 & 2.
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World
War 1 |
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| H.M.
Drifter |
Cosmos |
Admiralty
No 1435, Pennant No LT.477, 91 tons launched 1914, 1 x 3 pounder AA
gun, net sweeper
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Sunk
15th February 1918 by German Destroyers in the Dover Straits. |
| H.M.
Drifter |
Young
Fred |
Admiralty
No 1095, Pennant No LT.717, 83 tons launched 1910, 1 x 6 pounder gun,
net sweeper
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Returned
1919 |
| H.M.
Trawler |
Thomas
Cornwall |
Admiralty
No 3702, launched 10th June 1918, 1 x 12 pounder gun, 1 x 3.5 "
gun
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Sunk
29th October 1918 in collision off Flamborough Head. (A court of inquiry
record should appear at the PRO) |
| H.M.
Drifter |
Clover
Bank |
Admiralty
No 750, Pennant No A.379, 78 tons, launched 1912, 1 x 6 pounder gun,
net sweeper |
Mined
24th April 1916 in British minefield off Zeebrugge. ( service was
January 1915 to April 1916) |
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World
War 2
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| H.M.S.
Cape Howe |
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4443
tons |
Sunk
by U-28 on 21st June 1940 with heavy loss of life off the South-West
Approaches. Thirteen men survived on a raft, picked up on 27th June
150 miles off Ushant. |
Last
updated
15 August, 2008
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