BID FOR A PRIZE
MADE BY ABERDEEN TRAWLER. GERMAN VESSEL ALREADY CAPTURED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 16. The crew of the Aberdeen trawler Delila. which returned'to Aberdeen today. have told how a week ago when at sea they saw the German trawler Friesland approaching. Unaware as to whether the German, vessel was armed or not. the crew of the Delila manned their machine-gun. went up to die Friesland and ordered her •to rroceed to a British port with them. The next minute, however, they saw the White Ensign being run up with the Swastika Hag below. Their own effort had been anticipated, for the Friesland lad already been captured and was being taken to a British port by a prize crew.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 April 1940, Page 5
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122BID FOR A PRIZE Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 April 1940, Page 5
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