My Mystery Ships
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Gott skick. Hodder and Stoughton London 1929. 300s. Hellinneband. Elibris. Illustrerad i sv/v av Lieutenant J. E. Broome. Förord av Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly. OBS Engelsk text Mystery ships were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. Wikipedia skriver bland annat: “Vice Admiral Gordon Campbell (1886-1953) was a British naval officer, writer, politician and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was also awarded the Croi de Guerre and appointed a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur for his actions during the First World War. On 17 February 1917 in the north Atlantic, Commander Campbell, commanding HMS Farnborough (one of the "mystery" Q ships) sighted a torpedo track. He altered course and allowed the torpedo to hit Q.5 aft by the engine-room bulkhead. The 'Panic party' got away convincingly, followed by the U-boat. When the submarine had fully surfaced and was within 100 yards of Q.5—badly damaged and now lying very low in the water—the commander gave the order to fire. Almost all of the 45 shells fired hit the SM U-83 which sank. Q.5 was taken in tow just in time and was safely beached. “
