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Q ships were heavily-armed ships deployed by the Allies during World War 1. They had plywood sheathing over the gun mounts and would drift in shipping lanes, basically looking fat, dumb and happy. A target no self-respecting U-boat commander could pass up. Enemy U-boats would surface to finish off this dinky little merchantman with cheap deck gun ammo instead of the expensive torpedoes, and wind up with one heck of a shock.
LawDog
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