Royal Navy "Q"- Ships

Royal Navy - 'Q' Ships

In memory of the Officer's and crew of HM Schooner "First Prize"

Killed in the North Atlantic in the early hours of 14 August 1917

Please click on the links below to view the pages;

History of 'Q' Ships

U93 meets HMS "First Prize"

William Sanders Personal Papers;

Including; Commisioning Orders - HM Schooner "First Prize"

William Sanders - His Life

The Loss of HMS "First Prize"

Crew List; HMS "First Prize"

Books on 'Q' Ships and U-boats

Memorials to William Sanders

Links: WWI, 'Q' Ship or U-Boat sites

To Come -'Q' Ships and the Movies - Read the write-up and see some stills taken from the silent movie; " 'Q' Ships, Vampires of the Deep".

Companion Site: GSS Hinemoa. Sanders spent his early days in steam. One position as a seaman on the NZ Govt. Steamer Hinemoa in 1906 and 1907 - Includes Rare Photographs taken in the Southern Islands.

1883 - 1917

New Zealander - Lieutenant-Commander W .E. Sanders VC DSO RNR

Commander HM Schooner "First Prize"

New Zealand's only Naval VC

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