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BATEAU-PIEGE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
DEF

Warship disguised as merchant ship in hope of luring enemy submarine close enough to sink with gunfire, not extensively used since 1918.

OBS

Q-ship: Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
DEF

Navire de commerce armé par la marine de guerre, avec une artillerie dissimulée, que l'on démasque à courte portée sur un sous-marin attaquant en surface.

OBS

bateau-piège : Terminologie adoptée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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