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Re: The Q ship source file
Posted by:
Oliver Lörscher
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Date: July 19, 2005 07:22PM
Hello all!
First, I'd done an big mistake in the area of "Begonia"'s last (?) operation:
It not on a line 5°15'West - it's between 5° and 15°West, so still western entrance to the Channel, but possibly also far out to the West and/or down to the Bay of Biscay !!!
for "Begonia":
The reference to her last (?) sailing on 03.09. is from
ADM 131 / 84 (Plymouth command, sailing orders Q-ships)
Maybe one can find out the actual sailing date for "Begonia" in the "telegrams, home waters"-files?
ADM 131 / 85 (engagements of Q-ships) has no reference to "Begonia"'s last patrol
ADM 53 / 35033 (last surviving logbook "Begonia") gives the ports of call during the end of her career
for "Parthian" and U 151:
ADM 137 / 2645 (A.S. reports) but gives the wrong date for "Parthian"'s engagement (17.10.)
ADM 137 / 1398 (Gibraltar, august to 14. october 1917) another report on "Parthian", with correct date 12.10.
btw:
ADM 137 / 3150 (torpedoing of "Begonia") refers to the attack on 29.03.16, while "Begonia" was serving as an "regular" Sloop, only converted to Q-ship after that
Cheers
Oliver
First, I'd done an big mistake in the area of "Begonia"'s last (?) operation:
It not on a line 5°15'West - it's between 5° and 15°West, so still western entrance to the Channel, but possibly also far out to the West and/or down to the Bay of Biscay !!!
for "Begonia":
The reference to her last (?) sailing on 03.09. is from
ADM 131 / 84 (Plymouth command, sailing orders Q-ships)
Maybe one can find out the actual sailing date for "Begonia" in the "telegrams, home waters"-files?
ADM 131 / 85 (engagements of Q-ships) has no reference to "Begonia"'s last patrol
ADM 53 / 35033 (last surviving logbook "Begonia") gives the ports of call during the end of her career
for "Parthian" and U 151:
ADM 137 / 2645 (A.S. reports) but gives the wrong date for "Parthian"'s engagement (17.10.)
ADM 137 / 1398 (Gibraltar, august to 14. october 1917) another report on "Parthian", with correct date 12.10.
btw:
ADM 137 / 3150 (torpedoing of "Begonia") refers to the attack on 29.03.16, while "Begonia" was serving as an "regular" Sloop, only converted to Q-ship after that
Cheers
Oliver