CAPTURED SHIPS
STRIPPED OF EVERYTHING USEFUL
The survivors of the Holmwood carry vivid memories of the thoroughness of the Germans in dealing with captured vessels. Some of them stated today that the raiders endeavoured wherever possible to capture the British ships without extensive damage, so that the stores and equipment on board could be used. Immediately a ship was captured, one survivor said, the crew and passengers were transferred to the raider, and then began the process of stripping the victim of everything useful. This task was carried out with a thoroughness of which only the Germans were capable. The sheep aboard the Holmwood were a prize, and the general provisions of the larders of the captive boats enabled the Germans to feed their prisoners with relative generosity. It was stated by one survivor that while a ship was being stripped of provisions the German flag was flown from the masthead. The Nazi emblem flew also over the raiders themselves, which nevertheless bore Japanese names and other characteristics indicating that they were Japanese vessels.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 11, 14 January 1941, Page 8
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174CAPTURED SHIPS Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 11, 14 January 1941, Page 8
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