The British Admiralty reported that nearly 300 British prisoners,
taken from ships sunk by the pocket battleship
Admiral
Graf Spee were rescued by destroyer HMS Cossack on Friday
night from the German auxiliary naval vessel Altmark, which
was steaming down the Norwegian coast. An armed party from
the destroyer HMS Cossack bordered the prison vessel, while
she was taking refuge in Joessing fjord. And the rescued men
were later landed at Leith.
It was reported that the German tanker Baldur had been intercepted
on 16 February 1940 by the destroyer HMS Ivanhoe, outside
Norwegian territorial waters, and promptly scuttled herself.
The British steamer Baron Ailsa sank after an explosion in
the North sea.
The British team Langlieford was reported sunk by enemy action
on 14 February 1940.
The Norwegian steamer Kvernas sank after an explosion.
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2194 Days Of War.
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