CHEERS AT GUNPOINT
BRITISH SHIP’S CREW U-BOAT CHIEFS TACTICS (Reed. Oct. 23, 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 22. Upon their arrival at a British port aboard a Belgian tanker, the crew of the British steamer, Sneaton, which was sunk in the Atlantic, said that when they took to the boats, the submarine drew alongside, the young commander on the conning-tower brandishing his revolver. The U-boat’s gun was trained on the boats, after which the commander ordered the crew of the Sneaton to wave and cheer while the U-boat photographed them. One of the survivors said: "You can realise that we had no option, but it was a most halfhearted cheer. A British warship arrived later and picked us up.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20076, 24 October 1939, Page 7
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118CHEERS AT GUNPOINT Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20076, 24 October 1939, Page 7
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