▁cli ps ▁of ▁five   — ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁transport ed ▁from ▁Hamburg ▁via ▁the ▁K iel ▁Canal . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁these ▁weapons ▁were ▁being ▁loaded ▁onto ▁the ▁SS ▁F anny ▁on ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁island ▁of ▁L angel and ▁when ▁Dan ish ▁custom s ▁officials ▁seized ▁the ▁papers ▁of ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁custom s ▁officials ▁sus pected ▁that ▁the ▁cargo ▁might ▁contain ▁weapons ▁to ▁arm ▁milit ant ▁I cel and ic ▁home ▁r ul ers ▁who ▁sought ▁independence ▁from ▁Den mark . ▁The ▁SS ▁F anny ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁into ▁a ▁g ale ▁and ▁sa iled ▁outside ▁Dan ish ▁territorial ▁waters . ▁In ▁covering ▁the ▁incident ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April , ▁The ▁Times ▁newspaper ▁predicted ▁that ▁the ▁guns ▁were ▁dest ined ▁for ▁Ul ster ▁rather ▁than ▁I cel and . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁e va de ▁the ▁authorities ▁as ▁the ▁SS ▁F anny ▁ne ared ▁Ireland , ▁Major ▁C raw ford ▁purchased ▁the ▁SS ▁C ly de ▁Valley ▁in ▁Glasgow . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 – 2 0 ▁April ▁off ▁T us kar ▁Rock , ▁County ▁W ex ford , ▁the ▁entire ▁cache ▁of ▁weapons ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁SS ▁F anny ▁onto ▁the ▁SS ▁C ly de ▁Valley . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April , ▁the ▁SS ▁C ly de ▁Valley ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁" Mount jo y ▁II ", ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁ ▁stri ps ▁of ▁canvas ▁painted ▁with ▁white ▁letters ▁on ▁a ▁black