United Kingdom The Psilander affair was an incident that occurred in Skálafjørður near Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands on 20 June 1940 in World War II.

[citation needed] The Swedish Navy had chartered Patricia to take the crews for the destroyers from Sweden to Italy, and accompanied them on their return voyage.

[citation needed] At the Faroe Islands, which the UK had occupied, the Royal Navy on order from its government seized the destroyers.

The Royal Navy demanded the ships submit and follow them to British controlled ports for internment.

Since Sweden was not at war with the UK and had little hope of prevailing in a battle, the commander acquiesced to British demands.

The Media and politicians, including then Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson supported Hagman's decision, but officers across the Swedish armed forces saw him as a coward in battle.