Back سفينة-كيو Arabic Карабель-пастка Byelorussian Loď Q Czech U-Boot-Falle German Buques-Q Spanish کشتی کیو Persian Apuristeilijä Finnish Navire-leurre French אוניית Q HE क्यू जहाज Hindi
Q-ships, also known as Q-boats, decoy vessels, special service ships, or mystery ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. This gave Q-ships the chance to open fire and sink them.
They were used by the British Royal Navy and the German Kaiserliche Marine during the First World War and by the Royal Navy, the Kriegsmarine, the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the United States Navy during the Second World War (1939–45).
Though legally recognised as an acceptable tactic of military deception, they have attracted much controversy, enjoying only marginal success during WWI and none in WWII.[1][2]
- ^ "Anti-submarine warfare". navymuseum.co.nz. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Hank Whipple (2015). ""Sailing Under False Colours": An historic Ruse De Guerre". Coriolis. 5.