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Title: The original Q-ship?
Post by: Aaron on 25 June 2008, 04:35:14 PM

I came across this in James' Naval History and had to share. While this is from well after the golden age of piracy it would still make a great starter boat for some LotHS or Under the Black Flag action!

Late in the month of December, 1800, the British 8-gun schooner Active, Acting-lieutenant Michael Fitton, having returned to Port-Royal from a long cruise, needed a thorough repair. To employ to advantage the intervening time, Captain Henry Vansittart, of the Abergavenny 54, of which ship the Active was the tender, allowed Lieutenant Fitton to transfer himself and crew to one of the Active's prizes, the late Spanish privateer N.-S. de los Dolores ; a felucca of about 50 tons, mounting one long 12-pounder on a traversing carriage, with a screw to raise it from the hold when wanted for use. Having embarked on board of her, and stowed as well as he could his 44 officers and men, Lieutenant Fitton, early in January, 1801, sailed out on a cruise upon the Spanish Main.

Title: Re: The original Q-ship?
Post by: Sendak on 29 June 2008, 07:21:45 PM

Nice find!

Superb 'fluff' for a campaing or scenario for LotHS. Arrrrr!

I'm building a sloop o' bucanners.

Title: Re: The original Q-ship?
Post by: Fjodin on 05 April 2011, 01:44:45 AM

Here is original Q ship :) :) :)
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8005/93351610.jpg)

Title: Re: The original Q-ship?
Post by: Fjodin on 07 April 2011, 04:19:02 AM

I see nobody undertand the joke

Title: Re: The original Q-ship?
Post by: Doomsdave on 07 April 2011, 02:41:35 PM

Quote from: Fjodin on 07 April 2011, 04:19:02 AM

I see nobody undertand the joke

I got it. 

(http://i41.tinypic.com/166dwnl.jpg)

Title: Re: The original Q-ship?
Post by: Colonel Tubby on 07 April 2011, 05:55:33 PM

I got it as well!

I'm thinking it's just a bad pun! lol