The Archive · 1939

Another Swedish Ship Sunk

Stockholm, Sept. 26.

A German submarine yesterday sank the second Swedish merchant~ hours. ship to, be sent to the bottom in 49

The latest Swedish victim ofa sub-ne attack was the steamer Silesia which was en route from Goteborz to Hull with a cargo of lumber. The ship was. sunk by a torpedo. The erewy of the Silesia was picked up by the steamer Suecia near the scene of the attack' off Stauvnger, Tndignation spread throughout Sweden last night after a German submarine had. sunk the second Swedish merchantship.

The Swedish Government was expected to protest vigorously to Germany and talk of an embargo against trade with Germany was heard in oficial quarters—United Press,

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