Original German U-Boat propaganda video

Catfish · 08-26-05, 05:20 PM

Hello,
Ula Jolly, you're certainly right, but i would not describe "Q-ships" as armed merchants but combatants.
B.t.w. in the first days of the war when the prize regulations were still in effect, a lot of british or "neutral" ships were stopped, searched and then sunk with the deck gun by U-boats, giving the crew time to man the lifeboats. The installation of guns on merchant ships as well as the existence of "Q-ships" was one (welcomed) reason for the unrestricted U-boat war.
Greetings,
Catfish

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08-26-05, 05:20 PM	#1
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,800 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello, Ula Jolly, you're certainly right, but i would not describe "Q-ships" as armed merchants but combatants. B.t.w. in the first days of the war when the prize regulations were still in effect, a lot of british or "neutral" ships were stopped, searched and then sunk with the deck gun by U-boats, giving the crew time to man the lifeboats. The installation of guns on merchant ships as well as the existence of "Q-ships" was one (welcomed) reason for the unrestricted U-boat war. Greetings, Catfish