G & E
Name | G & E |
Type | Q-ship
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GRT | 61 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1905
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Builder | ?, Porthleven
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Operator | Royal Navy
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History | Motor fishing smack. Peace-time operator: Frederick W. Moxey, Lowestoft. Fishing registration: LT 649
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U-boat attacks on Q-ship G & E
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 15 Aug 1917 | UC 63 (Karsten von Heydebreck) | Sunk | By gunnery off the Humber
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| Under false name Nelson. Thomas Crisp, G & E’s skipper, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for this action.
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