"--06-20"^^ . "1940-07-02"^^ . . . . . . . "300"^^ . . . "65997734"^^ . . . "Remus"@en . . . . . . "Psilander affair"@en . . . "The four destroyers after being released in 1940"@en . . . . "1114246484"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "*"@en . . . . . . . "*" . . . . . "Psilander affair"@en . . "Psilander"@en . "The Psilander affair was an incident that occurred in Sk\u00E1lafj\u00F8r\u00F0ur near T\u00F3rshavn in the Faroe Islands on 20 June 1940 in World War II. The British Royal Navy captured the four Swedish destroyers HSwMS Psilander, Puke, Romulus and Remus, together with the Swedish Lloyd passenger ship Patricia and the Trelleborgs \u00C5ngfartygs tanker Castor, despite the fact that Sweden was neutral. The Swedish Navy had chartered Patricia to take the crews for the destroyers from Sweden to Italy, and accompanied them on their return voyage. After the crew did work to adopt them, they left La Spezia on 14 April."@en . "Psilanderaff\u00E4ren var en incident som intr\u00E4ffade i Sk\u00E1lafj\u00F8r\u00F0ur (danska: Skaalefjord) n\u00E4ra T\u00F3rshavn p\u00E5 F\u00E4r\u00F6arna den 20 juni 1940 d\u00E5 de fyra svenska jagarna HMS Psilander, Puke, Romulus och Remus togs i beslag av brittiska flottan. Tillslaget ska ha skett av oro f\u00F6r att tyska flottan annars skulle beslagta jagarna och ta dem i tysk tj\u00E4nst n\u00E4r de l\u00E4mnat Nordsj\u00F6n. Att svenska jagare befann sig vid F\u00E4r\u00F6arna, vid en f\u00F6r Storbritannien kritisk tidpunkt i juni 1940, berodde p\u00E5 det akuta behov av krigsmateriel som uppstod p\u00E5 svensk sida vid andra v\u00E4rldskrigets utbrott i september 1939. Italien var ett av f\u00E5 l\u00E4nder som kunde s\u00E4lja l\u00E4mplig materiel och ett snabbt ink\u00F6p av fyra jagare genomf\u00F6rdes. Fartygen testades i La Spezia under mars och april 1940. Efter en l\u00E5ng och dramatisk hemresa, f\u00F6rdr\u00F6jd bland annat av hastigt uppkomna reparationsbehov och sv\u00E5righeten att skaffa drivmedel, hamnade jagarna tillsammans med det medf\u00F6ljande passagerarfartyget Patricia och tankern Castor vid F\u00E4r\u00F6arna, sedan striderna i V\u00E4steuropa tvingat fartygen att undvika omr\u00E5det runt Engelska kanalen. En dryg vecka senare \u00E5terfick Sverige de beslagtagna jagarna efter intensiv diplomatisk aktivitet, och fartygen kunde slutligen segla till G\u00F6teborg. Eftersom jagarstyrkans bef\u00E4lhavare kommend\u00F6rkapten Torsten Hagman hade \u00F6verl\u00E4mnat rustade svenska \u00F6rlogsfartyg till fr\u00E4mmande makt utan strid, ifr\u00E5gasattes hans handlande och f\u00F6rberedande f\u00F6rh\u00F6r h\u00F6lls vid f\u00E4ltkrigsr\u00E4tten vid V\u00E4stkustens marinkommando. D\u00E5 \u00E4rendet inte gick vidare till r\u00E4tteg\u00E5ng blev Hagman heller aldrig offentligt friad i domstol f\u00F6r sitt beslut."@sv . "The Psilander affair was an incident that occurred in Sk\u00E1lafj\u00F8r\u00F0ur near T\u00F3rshavn in the Faroe Islands on 20 June 1940 in World War II. The British Royal Navy captured the four Swedish destroyers HSwMS Psilander, Puke, Romulus and Remus, together with the Swedish Lloyd passenger ship Patricia and the Trelleborgs \u00C5ngfartygs tanker Castor, despite the fact that Sweden was neutral. The incident is said to have been triggered by the British concern that the German navy would otherwise capture the ships and take them into German service when they left the North Sea, citing right of angary. The four destroyers were recently bought in Italy and were on their way from La Spezia to Gothenburg when they were captured. On 2 July 1940, after diplomatic negotiations, the vessels were returned to the Swedish crews. Afterwards, the vessels reached Gothenburg on 10 July 1940. The Swedish Navy had chartered Patricia to take the crews for the destroyers from Sweden to Italy, and accompanied them on their return voyage. After the crew did work to adopt them, they left La Spezia on 14 April. Due to a collision caused by a machine breakdown they needed repair in Cartagena, Spain. The Italian Chief of Navy called the Swedish attach\u00E9 at the Swedish embassy and advised the ships to go home as soon as possible, which later has been interpreted as proof that he knew about Hitler's planned attack on France, which began on 10 May. The destroyers did not have fuel bunkers large enough to go from Italy to Sweden. The Swedish Navy had a confirmed order on bunker fuel in Lisbon, but did not get any. A Swedish civilian tanker, Castor, was transporting oil and diesel from Mexico to Sweden. The Swedish Navy chartered her, made her a naval ship and diverted her to Lisbon, where she refuelled the destroyers. All six ships headed for Cobh, Ireland, where Swedish citizens who had been living in Great Britain and Ireland boarded Patricia. They continued to the Faroe Islands, as the English Channel was a war zone. Castor had fairly low speed which would make the destroyers consume more fuel, so a decision was made to let Castor proceed independently. At the Faroe Islands, which the UK had occupied, the Royal Navy on order from its government seized the destroyers. The Commander of the Swedish ships, Torsten Hagman, surrendered, as they did not have fuel to go to Sweden, Castor was already seized, and the Royal Navy force in the Faroes was stronger than the four Swedish destroyers. The commander was unable to contact his Swedish Navy superiors for orders on how to proceed, and decided to negotiate instead. The Royal Navy demanded the ships submit and follow them to British controlled ports for internment. Since Sweden was not at war with the UK and had little hope of prevailing in a battle, the commander acquiesced to British demands. Later, Hagman was heavily criticised by others in the Swedish Navy for surrendering without firing a shot. All ships were released to Sweden on 2 July. Germany guaranteed Swedish neutrality and allowed the ships to go to Sweden. On 5 July they left heading for Sweden and arrived on 10 July. The commander was court-martialed, but was found neither guilty nor innocent. The Media and politicians, including then Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson supported Hagman's decision, but officers across the Swedish armed forces saw him as a coward in battle. A secret order was made to never give up a ship to another country for any reason unless ordered."@en . "Occupation of Faroe Islands and World War II"@en . . . . . . "6484"^^ . . . . "Puke"@en . "Psilander affair"@en . . "Psilanderaff\u00E4ren"@sv . . . "Psilanderaff\u00E4ren var en incident som intr\u00E4ffade i Sk\u00E1lafj\u00F8r\u00F0ur (danska: Skaalefjord) n\u00E4ra T\u00F3rshavn p\u00E5 F\u00E4r\u00F6arna den 20 juni 1940 d\u00E5 de fyra svenska jagarna HMS Psilander, Puke, Romulus och Remus togs i beslag av brittiska flottan. Tillslaget ska ha skett av oro f\u00F6r att tyska flottan annars skulle beslagta jagarna och ta dem i tysk tj\u00E4nst n\u00E4r de l\u00E4mnat Nordsj\u00F6n."@sv . . . . . . . "The four swedish destroyers were returned to Sweden"@en . "4 destroyers" . . "4"^^ . . "Romulus"@en . . "The four swedish destroyers were returned to Sweden" .