Baldur Was Decoy Ship
(Received 1.30 p.m.) RUGBY, February 21. The German tanker Baldur, which scuttled herself at the time of the Altmarck’s exploit, was acting as a decoy steamer. Both vessels had a number of similar features. Each was painted grey and had funnels astern. It was hoped when the Baldur scuttled herself that the British vessels and aeroplanes in the neighbourhood would assume that she was the Altmarck and would give up the pursuit. That such tactics were thought necessary is regarded as an interesting commentary on the German claim that the Altmarck was an innocent merchant ship.
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Northern Advocate, 22 February 1940, Page 5
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