They were armed cargo ships that had been converted to warships. They were incapable of enduring against even a second rate ship of the line, but they could be used as effective commerce raiders.
Q Ship
Ships were used in the Revolutionary War to harass the British maritime supplying traffic and carry on sudden attack against the British possessions in the West Indies.
Convoys in WW1 were used to protect the merchant and troop ships coming to Britain, carrying food, ammunition and general supplies. The convoys comprised of a core of merchant ships (and sometimes Q-Boats, which were designed to be disguised as merchant ships, but had guns and depth charges to destroy U-boats) surrounded by navy ships, which guarded the merchant vessels. Some navy ships had hydrophones (a machine using radio waves to detect a U-boat under water.). They also went in a zig-zag route, to make it harder for the U-Boats to torpedo the ships.
Kaupskip is a generic name for several classes of merchant or merchant raider boats. These classes include the Karv which was a raider/merchant. Two examples of these craft are the Gokstad ship and the Oseberg ships. The second class was the Knarr. this was a 15 to 20 meter merchant ship with a wide beam and able to carry large loads. This was the type of ship Leif Erickson used on his journey to the America's. the last is the Byrding. this was a smaller coastal merchant ship built like the Knarr but on a smaller scale.
The Rosario, The San Salvador, The San Lorenzo, The San Mateo, The San Felipe
The convoy system was used to prtect American ships carrying materials to Great Britain in 1940 and 1941. These merchant ships were protected by American Warships.
Sinking merchant ships.
Certainly! It is used constantly by merchant vessels and Navy ships.
Q Ship
Ships were used in the Revolutionary War to harass the British maritime supplying traffic and carry on sudden attack against the British possessions in the West Indies.
Convoys in WW1 were used to protect the merchant and troop ships coming to Britain, carrying food, ammunition and general supplies. The convoys comprised of a core of merchant ships (and sometimes Q-Boats, which were designed to be disguised as merchant ships, but had guns and depth charges to destroy U-boats) surrounded by navy ships, which guarded the merchant vessels. Some navy ships had hydrophones (a machine using radio waves to detect a U-boat under water.). They also went in a zig-zag route, to make it harder for the U-Boats to torpedo the ships.
It's called an armed merchantman.
Kaupskip is a generic name for several classes of merchant or merchant raider boats. These classes include the Karv which was a raider/merchant. Two examples of these craft are the Gokstad ship and the Oseberg ships. The second class was the Knarr. this was a 15 to 20 meter merchant ship with a wide beam and able to carry large loads. This was the type of ship Leif Erickson used on his journey to the America's. the last is the Byrding. this was a smaller coastal merchant ship built like the Knarr but on a smaller scale.
The Rosario, The San Salvador, The San Lorenzo, The San Mateo, The San Felipe
Q Ships - which were merchant ships armed with camouflaged weapons which could be used against surface submarines.
In the US, this merchant code is used for American Airlines.American Airlines is a US-based airline.
In the US, this merchant code is used for Pan American.Pan American is a US-based airline.