The Archive · 1940

British Submarine Sinks Four German Ships H.M.S. Snapper Brings Prisoners Home

London, Apr. 23. The British submarine Snapper arrived in England today carrying four prisoners from the Hamburg tanker Moonsund, which the Snapper sank. The remainder of the Moonsund crew perished, it was learned. The Snapper was understood to have sunk four, and possibly five, German ships, including a transport.

The German tanker Moonsund carried 400 tons of petrol which, experts pointed out, was enough fuel to fly 200 German bombers from Germany to Britain and return. Two members of the Moonsund crew were buried at sea from the submarine, it was reported.—United Press. am. yesterday but had very few details as the investigation is entirely in the hands of the Japanese Consular police. The Hakone Maru docked at 12 noon on Monday and sailed for Kobe, Japan, at 11 am. yesterday.

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