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HMS Prize
Q-Ship HMS Prize was a topsail schooner of 200 tons, under command of Lieutenant William Edward Sanders, R.N.R. She sighted an enemy submarine on the 30th April, 1917. The enemy opened fire at three miles range and approached slowly astern. The panic party, in the charge of Skipper William Henry Brewer, R.N.R. (Trawler Section), immediately abandoned ship. The ship's head was put into the wind, and the guns' crews concealed themselves by lying face downwards on the deck. The enemy continued deliberately shelling the schooner, inflicting severe damage and wounding a number of men. For 20 minutes she continued to approach, firing as she came, but at length, apparently satisfied that no one remained an board, she drew out on the schooner's quarter 70 yards away. The white ensign was immediately hoisted, the screens dropped, and all guns opened fire. A shell struck the foremost gun of the submarine, blowing it to atoms and annihilating the crew. Another shot demolished the conning tower, and at the same time a Lewis gun raked the survivors off the submarine's deck. She sank four minutes after the commencement of the action in clouds of smoke, the glare of an internal fire being visible through the rents in her hull. The captain of the submarine, a warrant-officer and one man were picked up and brought on board the Prize, which was then herself sinking fast. Captors and prisoners, however, succeeded in plugging the shot holes and keeping the water, under with the pumps. The "Prize" then set sail for the land, 120 miles distant. They were finally picked up two days later by a motor-launch and towed the remaining five miles into harbour.
This submarine U93 did not sink and managed to return to base. As a result the actions of this Q ship were known to the Germans and she was sunk on the 13th August by U48. The sinking was witnessed by British submarine D8 which was working with HMS Prize at the time.
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Those known to have served in HMS Prize during the Great War 1914-1918. - Sanders VC DSO.. William Edward. Lt.Cmdr. (d.14th Aug 1917)
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