1928 WORLD WAR I SILENT FEATURE FILM “Q SHIPS“ WWI U-BOAT UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE 63834

Part 2: Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Created in 1928, the silent feature “Q-Ships“ takes place on the high seas of the Atlantic in World War I. The “Q-Ships“ in question were part of an English ruse to tackle the U-boat threat: normal looking merchant vessels were converted to carry weapons, in hopes of luring an unsuspecting enemy raider to its demise. The film presents an interesting look at the WWI battle for maritime supremacy, which preceded and in many ways predicted WWII’s “Battle of the Atlantic“. The use of convoys, hydrophones and other means to detect U-boats, and other innovations are shown. What’s particularly fascinating about this film is that it utilizes real U-boats and Q-ships in the production. The film was originally produced by New Era Productions, an English film company which made a number of semi-documentary