1 9 2 0 , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁ref itted ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁commercial ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁service ▁with ▁her ▁remaining ▁sister s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Y ng var ▁H v ist end ahl ' s ▁Finn h val ▁A / S ▁of ▁Norway , ▁and ▁like ▁her ▁sister s ▁Medic ▁and ▁R unic ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁wh ale ▁factory ▁ship ▁and ▁renamed ▁Sky t ter en . ▁When ▁Norway ▁was ▁inv aded ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Sky t ter en ▁was ▁left ▁str and ed ▁at ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Goth enburg ▁in ▁neutral ▁Sweden . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Sky t ter en ▁and ▁nine ▁other ▁Norwegian ▁ships ▁made ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁reach ▁international ▁waters , ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁gu ided ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies ▁to ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁operation ▁was ▁a ▁dis aster ▁as ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁t ipped ▁off ; ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁sc utt led ▁or ▁s unk ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans , ▁and ▁two ▁returned ▁to ▁Sweden , ▁only ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁made ▁it , ▁Sky t ter en ▁was ▁not ▁one ▁of ▁them ; ▁she ▁was ▁sc utt led ▁by ▁her ▁crew ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁off ▁the ▁Swedish ▁coast , ▁and ▁her ▁crew ▁taken ▁as ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : O cean ▁l iner ▁classes ▁Category : Sh ips