Mary B Mitchell (Q-ship)
The Mary B Mitchell was a British schooner which served as a Q-ship during the First World War. She was in service from April 1916 until the end of hostilities, operating in the Southwest Approaches from her base in Falmouth.She had several encounters with German U-boats in her career, and was credited with the destruction of two, though post-war analysis established that no U-boats were sunk. She had a reputation for being an efficient and successful vessel. After the war she returned to merchant service but was wrecked in 1944.
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Mary B Mitchell (Q-ship)
The Mary B Mitchell was a British schooner which served as a Q-ship during the First World War. She was in service from April 1916 until the end of hostilities, operating in the Southwest Approaches from her base in Falmouth.She had several encounters with German U-boats in her career, and was credited with the destruction of two, though post-war analysis established that no U-boats were sunk. She had a reputation for being an efficient and successful vessel. After the war she returned to merchant service but was wrecked in 1944.
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The Mary B Mitchell was a Brit ...... rvice but was wrecked in 1944.
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1916-05-05
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All the crew were saved."
February 1998
Inscription on commemorative p ...... late ships and a local legend.
Length overall was 129 feet and beam 24 feet.
She almost survived the Second ...... n the Solway in December 1944.
She was a three-masted topsail schooner built by Paul Rodgers at Carrickfergus in 1892.
With her local crew she delive ...... st “Q” ships or decoy vessels.
With her twelve pounder and tw ...... fitted and returned to trade.
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*1 ×12 pounder naval gun,
*2 × 6 pounder guns,
*2 × Lewis guns
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United Kiyngdom
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Converted to Q-ship at HMNB Falmouth
motor & armaments fitted 1916, disarmed 1919
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sail + auxiliary motor
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The Mary B Mitchell was a Brit ...... rvice but was wrecked in 1944.
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Mary B Mitchell (Q-ship)
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Mary B Mitchell (Q-9)
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