The British submarine Truant (shown above) intercepted the Norwegian steamer Tropic Sea, which was being taken to Germany under a prize crew. On board the steamer were the captain and 23 of the crew of a British merchant ship, which had been sunk by a raider. The submarine took aboard the British seamen and the Norwegian captain and his wife.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1940, Page 10
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60The British submarine Truant (shown above) intercepted the Norwegian steamer Tropic Sea, which was being taken to Germany under a prize crew. On board the steamer were the captain and 23 of the crew of a British merchant ship, which had been sunk by a raider. The submarine took aboard the British seamen and the Norwegian captain and his wife. Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1940, Page 10
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