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and sent away the "panic party," a group of sailors who played the role of a crew precipitously abandoning their sinking vessel. They left the ship, as Hanrahan later reported, in "fine panicy style", in an attempt to lure the enemy to the surface. After two and a half hours fruitlessly waiting for
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at Devonport dry dock, England, 20 February 1918. Seated in front are (left to right): Lieutenant John R. Peterson, Jr.; Commander David C. Hanrahan, Commanding Officer; and Lieutenant Robert E.P. Elmer. Standing are (left to right): Acting Pay Clerk John P. Killeen; Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Arthur
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built in 1905, with a long and complex history under several names. She served in the British merchant marine, and was commissioned in the United States and British navies during World War I, before returning to merchant service, and eventually being sold to
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into attacking before revealing her concealed weaponry. She was armed with three 4-inch guns, three 12-pounder guns, two .30-calibre machine guns and four 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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the U-boat to show herself, Hanrahan radioed for help. Destroyers and tugs were sent to her aid, and the ship was towed back to Queenstown, while the destroyers
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D. Warwick; Assistant Surgeon Thomas L. Sutton, Medical Officer; Lieutenant James P. Compton; and Machinist Charles C. Roberts, Engineer Officer
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was towed back to Devonport by 8 February. She was decommissioned on 8 April 1918 and returned to the Admiralty. Commissioned into the
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The ship was built by the Richardson, Duck & Co. shipyard in Stockton-on-Tees, England, and launched on 1 August 1905 as
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with a crew composed of volunteers from American warships in European waters. On 18 December she was renamed
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Beyer, Edward F. & Beyer, Kenneth M. (1991). "U. S. Navy Mystery Ships".
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German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net
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s officers in US Navy uniforms, with mascot dogs. Photographed on board
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in June 1940, and was soon transferred to the state-controlled
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for repairs. In 1947 she returned to service under the name
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by the Admiralty "for war purposes", and commissioned as
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off the southern coast of Norway, and was towed into
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in the 1950s. She was eventually sold to the German
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The ship was fitted out at 356:Rhondda Shipping & Coal Exporting Co. 1168:This article incorporates text from the 173:Requisitioned by Royal Navy, August 1917 27:For other ships with the same name, see 945: 943: 941: 939: 937: 933: 1291:World War II merchant ships of Germany 1060:"Soviet Merchant Marine Losses in WW2" 995: 993: 991: 989: 987: 985: 983: 981: 35: 1032:"Ships hit during WWI: Q ship Santee" 592:331 ft 3 in (100.97 m) 443: 384: 327: 270: 182: 63: 7: 1271:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom 855:The ship reverted her former name, 600:47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) 1203:Naval History and Heritage Command 965:Naval History and Heritage Command 763:in southern Ireland the next day. 608:20 ft 1 in (6.12 m) 266:Returned to Royal Navy, April 1918 25: 1276:Q-ships of the United States Navy 789:sailed from Queenstown bound for 687:flags, until finally scrapped in 1216: 1190: This article incorporates 1185: 1161: 1086:"October 1944 404 Squadron RCAF" 640:4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns 445: 386: 329: 272: 184: 65: 39: 873:occupation of the Baltic states 852:for further Q-ship operations. 748:and conducted ship's drills in 496:Returned to commercial service 439:Captured by Germany, July 1941 1: 1266:Ships built on the River Tees 1177:. 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Index

Spidola (Latvian ship)
USS Santee

dazzle camouflage
Cardiff
Richardson, Duck & Co
Stockton-on-Tees
Official number
Q-ship
Spīdola
Q-ship
GRT
NRT
long tons
t
triple expansion steam engine
torpedo tubes
GRT
freighter
Latvia
Germany
Costa Rican
West Germany
Royal Navy
Q-ship
U-boats
United States Navy
HMNB Devonport
Plymouth Sound
Queenstown

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