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    1. [GREATWAR] HMS Q1
    2. Peter Gower

    3. Can anybody tell me about this ship, or send me in the right direction to find more. I know about Q ships in general, but need some specifics on this one. Thanks. Peter

    02/10/2007 04:52:41
    1. Re: [GREATWAR] HMS Q1
    2. David Parker

    3. Hi Peter, You will find some information on HMS Perugia (Q.1) at the site listed below. She was sunk in the Genoa Gulf on 3 Dec 1916 with the loss of one senior stoker and 7 stokers . The rest of the crew were rescued by the French Navy. http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishQships.htm David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Gower" <peter.gower@sympatico.ca> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 11:52 AM Subject: [GREATWAR] HMS Q1 > Can anybody tell me about this ship, or send me in the right direction to find more. I know about Q ships in general, but need some specifics on this one. Thanks. Peter > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    02/10/2007 05:18:38
    1. Re: [GREATWAR] HMS Q1
    2. Forrest Anderson

    3. On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:52:41 -0500, "Peter Gower" <peter.gower@sympatico.ca> wrote: >Can anybody tell me about this ship, or send me in the right direction to find more. I know about Q ships in general, but need some specifics on this one. Thanks. Peter Adding to David's information, the Q1 was also known as Moeraki, and it is under this name that her loss appears in The Times on 6 Dec with 94 survivors and 8 lost. She was one of the largest Q Ships, and was a converted Anchor Line collier, built in 1901 and hired on 18 Apr 1916. http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=perug says: =========== S/S Perugia, Anchor Line Burden 4,348 gross Built 1901 at Glasgow by D. & W. Henderson Ltd. Shipowner or operator Anchor Line Dimensions 375.1ft x 47.2ft x 31ft Year Remarks 1901 May 16, launched 1901 Aug. 12, maiden voyage Genoa - Leghorn - Naples - New York 1916 February, requisitioned by the British Admiralty 1916 Dec. 3, sunk by enemy submarine in Gulf of Genoa =========== The site also has a list of her transatlantic voyages at http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ships.asp?Ship=p&Submit=Submit Forrest -- Forrest Anderson, Edinburgh, Scotland. E-mail: forrest@military-researcher.com Website: www.military-researcher.com Forrestdale Research - Military Genealogical Researcher

    02/10/2007 10:52:37