The Psilander Affair - Why did Britain try to seize Swedish ships?

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Today we take a look at an oft-forgotten episode of the early part of WW2, when four small Swedish ships almost ended up press-ganged in to the Royal Navy. Sources: Warship International - Volume 25, No.2, Ask Infoser Jagarköp under krig : dramatisk hemfärd med Italien-jagarna - Strombock, Jahr and Nilja For more detail on the development of the aircraft, check out Rex's Hangar! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGMkgXp8bnI&t Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au