Did the Soviet Navy ever use Q-ship decoy vessels?

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Did the Soviet Navy ever use Q-ship decoy vessels?

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Post by PT Dockyard » 19 Jul 2016, 03:25

While the British are the most famous for using Q-ships to trap German submarines, other nations used them in WW2 as well ( US, Japan, Germany, Italy). Was there any record of the Soviet Navy using an armed vessel disguised as a merchant?


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Post by igorr » 21 Jul 2016, 04:03

Soviet Navy never has such vessels.


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Post by PT Dockyard » 22 Jul 2016, 20:47

Thanks!

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