File:'Probus and The U boat' RMG PV3149.jpg
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HMS Ready (1915) was a Q-ship purchased in 1915 and renamed Probus in 1916.
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English: 'Probus and The U boat' Inscribed,as title, and signed by the artist, lower right. HMS 'Probus' was one alias of the brigantine 'Thirza', built in 1865 and owned in 1915 by the Whitstable Shipping Co. Ltd. She was requisitioned on 30 August 1915 by the Admiralty for use as a submarine decoy vessel (Q-ship) and was armed with two 12-pdr and two 6-pdr guns. She operated under the names 'Elixir', 'Probus', 'Q30', 'Ready' and 'Thirza'. As 'Probus' she was in action with a German submarine south-west of Start Point on 21 June 1917. The U-boat was disguised as a ketch, with masts and sails rigged, and at 14.30 she opened fire on the 'Probus' with her deck gun. The 'Probus' engaged in a gunnery duel with the U-boat until 15.35, scoring some hits, until an armed trawler arrived and the U-boat withdrew. Here the disguised submarine is in the left distance. The 'Thirza' was returned to her owners on the day the war ended, 11 November 1918. |
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| Date | circa 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 230 mm x 306 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Box Title: Wyllie: General naval subjects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/117299 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Caird Catalogue Number (CCAT): CC V1, P8, 65 Caird Catalogue Wyllie Collection Number: 10 5 id number: PAE3149 |
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| Collection | Fine art | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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