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A '''Q-ship''' was an armed merchant vessel used principally by the [[Royal Navy]] during [[World War I]]. Its armament was concealed and so it served as a decoy to draw enemy vessels into close quarters before opening fire. The Q-ships were often effective in the First World War but were deployed less in the Second. |
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A Q-ship was an armed merchant vessel used principally by the Royal Navy during World War I. Its armament was concealed and so it served as a decoy to draw enemy vessels into close quarters before opening fire. The Q-ships were often effective in the First World War but were deployed less in the Second. |