y ▁II , ▁reve aling ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁real ▁name , ▁and ▁it ▁proceeded ▁south ▁along ▁the ▁Irish ▁Sea . ▁After ▁off loading ▁Major ▁C raw ford ▁at ▁Ross lare , ▁County ▁W ex ford , ▁the ▁SS ▁C ly de ▁Valley ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea , ▁trav elling ▁along ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁Den mark . ▁It ▁rende z vous ed ▁with ▁the ▁SS ▁F anny ▁to ▁bring ▁back ▁the ▁Ul st erm en ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁its ▁crew . ▁After ▁that ▁was ▁done , ▁the ▁SS ▁F anny ▁was ▁dis posed ▁of ▁at ▁Hamburg . ▁ ▁After math ▁and ▁consequences ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁operation ▁was ▁Captain ▁Wil fr id ▁Sp ender , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U VF ▁headquarters ▁staff ▁who ▁is ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁scheme ▁and ▁helped ▁in ▁the ▁Ho ax ▁mas qu erade . ▁His ▁wife ▁recorded ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁landing ▁in ▁her ▁di ary ▁for ▁the ▁dates ▁ 2 4 – 2 5 ▁April : ▁ ▁The ▁B elf ast ▁Even ing ▁Te legraph ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁events ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 : ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Union ist ▁leaders , ▁the ▁Lar ne ▁gun - running ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁political ▁coup ▁than ▁a ▁military ▁fe at . ▁The ▁Ul ster ▁Vol unte ers ▁remained ▁in ade qu ately ▁armed , ▁as ▁the ▁weapons ▁ship ment ▁contained ▁three ▁types ▁of ▁weapon ▁and ▁ins u fficient ▁proper ▁am mun