Psilander Affair
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The Psilander affair was an incident that occurred in Skálafjørður near Tórshavn 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 Ångfartygs tanker Castor, despite the fact that Sweden was neutral.
1940
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Sweden, United Kingdom, 
- Drachinifel page@ The Psilander Affair - Why did Britain try to seize Swedish ships?
Location: 62.0098, -6.7713, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1940 Psilander Affair
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Rebellion in Klaksvík | rebellion | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Psilander Affair | Sweden, United Kingdom, sea piracy, naval battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Drachinifel page@ | The Psilander Affair - Why did Britain try to seize Swedish ships? | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1580 | Skansin | fortress | Wikidata |