Length8h 26m
About this audiobook
During the First World War, Britain relied heavily on resources imported across the Atlantic by its merchant marine. From the very beginning of the war, German U-boats targeted the merchant convoys, sinking millions of tons of essential produce and threatening Britain's war effort. Were it not for the heroic efforts of the Q-ships, the naval war could have proven disastrous for the allies. Between 1914 and 1918, nearly 200 commercial vessels were transformed into armed decoy ships that lured U-boats into attacking them at close range before responding with their own deadly fire at the very last moment. (Amazon)
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GenreHistory, General Fiction
Length8 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 3, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Q-Ships and Their Story
2PREFACE
3CHAPTER I THE HOUR AND THE NEED
4CHAPTER II THE BEGINNING OF SUCCESS
5CHAPTER III Q-SHIP ENTERPRISE
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6CHAPTER IV THE STORY OF THE ‘FARNBOROUGH’
7CHAPTER V THE ‘MYSTERY’ SAILING SHIPS
8CHAPTER VI THE ‘MARY B. MITCHELL’
9CHAPTER VII MORE SAILING SHIPS
10CHAPTER VIII SUBMARINES AND Q-SHIP TACTICS
11CHAPTER IX THE SPLENDID ‘PENSHURST’
12CHAPTER X FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
13CHAPTER XI THE GOOD SHIP ‘PRIZE’
14CHAPTER XII SHIPS AND ADVENTURES
15CHAPTER XIII MORE SAILING-SHIP FIGHTS
16CHAPTER XIV THE SUMMIT OF Q-SHIP SERVICE
17CHAPTER XV LIFE ON BOARD A Q-SHIP
18CHAPTER XVI Q-SHIPS EVERYWHERE
19CHAPTER XVII SHIPS OF ALL SIZES
20CHAPTER XVIII THE LAST PHASE
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