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Jimbuna · 06-16-08, 02:06 PM

Q Ship mod

I'm in the process of working on a mod based on the Q Ships used by the Royal and United States Navies in the early years of WWII.

Nine Q-Ships were commissioned by the Royal Navy in September and October of 1939 for work in the North Atlantic:

610-ton HMS Chatsgrove (X85) ex-Royal Navy PC-74 built 1918
5072-ton HMS Maunder (X28) ex-King Gruffyd built 1919
4443-ton HMS Prunella (X02) ex-Cape Howe built 1930
5119-ton HMS Lambridge (X15) ex-Botlea built 1917
4702-ton HMS Edgehill (X39) ex-Willamette Valley built 1928
5945-ton HMS Brutus (X96) ex-City of Durban built 1921
4398-ton HMS Cyprus (X44) ex-Cape Sable built 1936
1030-ton HMS Looe (X63) ex-Beauty built 1924
1090-ton HMS Antoine (X72) ex-Orchy built 1930

Prunella and Edgehill were torpedoed and sunk 21 and 29 June 1940 without even sighting a U-Boat. The rest of the vessels were paid off in March 1941 without successfully accomplishing any mission.

US Navy:

Five vessels were acquired and converted secretly in Portsmouth, New Hampshire:

the Boston beam trawler MS Wave, which briefly became the auxiliary minesweeper USS Eagle (AM-132) before becoming USS Captor (PYC-40),
SS Evelyn and Carolyn, identical cargo vessels that became USS Asterion (AK-100) and USS Atik (AK-101) respectively,
the tanker SS Gulf Dawn, which became USS Big Horn, and
the schooner Irene Myrtle, which became USS Irene Forsyte (IX-93).

The careers of all five ships were almost entirely unsuccessful and very short, with USS Atik sunk on its first patrol[1]; all Q-ships patrols ended in 1943.

USS Atik
USS Captor
USS Asterion
USS Big Horn
USS Irene Forsyte

If there is sufficient interest to warrant the work and effort the aim is to make the mod compatable with GWX2.1 and JSGME friendly.

The ships will be based on the excellent example provided by my friend denis 469 without whom this mod would have never got past the wishful thinking stage.

Download links:
http://files.filefront.com/Q+Ship+mod7z/;11185369;/fileinfo.html

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?idmtilmdtjv

06-16-08, 02:06 PM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,520 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Q Ship mod Q Ship mod I'm in the process of working on a mod based on the Q Ships used by the Royal and United States Navies in the early years of WWII. Nine Q-Ships were commissioned by the Royal Navy in September and October of 1939 for work in the North Atlantic: 610-ton HMS Chatsgrove (X85) ex-Royal Navy PC-74 built 1918 5072-ton HMS Maunder (X28) ex-King Gruffyd built 1919 4443-ton HMS Prunella (X02) ex-Cape Howe built 1930 5119-ton HMS Lambridge (X15) ex-Botlea built 1917 4702-ton HMS Edgehill (X39) ex-Willamette Valley built 1928 5945-ton HMS Brutus (X96) ex-City of Durban built 1921 4398-ton HMS Cyprus (X44) ex-Cape Sable built 1936 1030-ton HMS Looe (X63) ex-Beauty built 1924 1090-ton HMS Antoine (X72) ex-Orchy built 1930 Prunella and Edgehill were torpedoed and sunk 21 and 29 June 1940 without even sighting a U-Boat. The rest of the vessels were paid off in March 1941 without successfully accomplishing any mission. US Navy: Five vessels were acquired and converted secretly in Portsmouth, New Hampshire: the Boston beam trawler MS Wave, which briefly became the auxiliary minesweeper USS Eagle (AM-132) before becoming USS Captor (PYC-40), SS Evelyn and Carolyn, identical cargo vessels that became USS Asterion (AK-100) and USS Atik (AK-101) respectively, the tanker SS Gulf Dawn, which became USS Big Horn, and the schooner Irene Myrtle, which became USS Irene Forsyte (IX-93). The careers of all five ships were almost entirely unsuccessful and very short, with USS Atik sunk on its first patrol[1]; all Q-ships patrols ended in 1943. USS Atik USS Captor USS Asterion USS Big Horn USS Irene Forsyte If there is sufficient interest to warrant the work and effort the aim is to make the mod compatable with GWX2.1 and JSGME friendly. The ships will be based on the excellent example provided by my friend denis 469 without whom this mod would have never got past the wishful thinking stage. Download links: http://files.filefront.com/Q+Ship+mod7z/;11185369;/fileinfo.html http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?idmtilmdtjv __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! Last edited by Jimbuna; 07-23-08 at 09:25 AM.