World War One
World War One
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WW1 At Home 14 - A Captain's Execution & U-boat Defences
13 minutes Posted Sep 17, 2014 at 12:30 pm.
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The story of Captain Fryatt - a civilian naval officer executed by the Germans, and the Royal Navy tactic of deploying 'Q ships'. These resembled British merchant ships, to lure the enemy to the surface, but were actually heavily armed with concealed weapons.