Life of a Q-Ship CaptainGordon Campbell remains one of the greatest of Britain's naval heroes. A born leader with an iron resolve, he became the most successful Q-Ship commander of all time, destroying 3 U-boats. He is best known for the heroic fight against UC71 where his Q-Ship Dunraven became a blazing inferno, but fought to the last. This action brought his ship's company a remarkable 41 decorations. |
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Contents
Contents PAGE | 11 |
EARLY DAYS | 13 |
PACIFIC STATION | 26 |
DESTROYERS | 40 |
CHINA | 53 |
BOYS TRAINING SHIP | 65 |
EARLY DAYS OF THE WAR | 81 |
QUEENSTOWN IN THE WAR | 104 |
WEST INDIES continued | 183 |
PUBLIC SCHOOL CADETS | 194 |
H M S IMPREGNABLE | 208 |
ODDS AND ENDS | 233 |
SOUTH AFRICA | 238 |
SOUTH AFRICA continued | 254 |
SOUTH AFRICA continued | 264 |
H M S TIGER | 284 |
HOLYHEAD IN THE WAR | 121 |
HOLYHEAD IN THE WAR continued | 138 |
WEST INDIES | 154 |
WEST INDIES continued | 171 |
LECTURING | 303 |
EPILOGUE | 340 |
Common terms and phrases
Admiral Bayly Admiral Sir Admiralty House Anyhow arranged arrived ashore asked Berehaven Bittern boat boys British brother cabin cadets called Campbell Captain cheers Club Colonel command Commander-in-Chief convoy crew cruise cruiser dance depth charges destroyers Devonport dinner dockyard escort eventually father fire flag Flotilla following day gave Gordon Campbell Governor Grand Fleet gunnery guns happened harbour heard Holyhead honour Irish Sea joined Kimberly King ladies leave lecture Lieutenant look Lord luckily meantime Menai Bridge midshipmen miles months morning mother Naval Officer Navy never night Oban occasion orders party Patrol paying-off pennant Plymouth port quarter-deck Queenstown realised received remember replied returned round Royal Royal Naval Reserve sail sailors salute Second Sea Lord Senior Officer sent ship's company signal Simonstown steamed steamers submarine thing thought told took torpedoed training ship turned walk whilst wife wireless