On board this LST were several civilians prisoners. One was a Mongolian with his arm in a sling. The others were strange assortment of individuals, some ready to protest their innocence at once, others silent and unfathomable. Some proved to be "Quislings" – traitors who had sympathized with the Nazis and aided in the occupation of their homelands. They were called "Quislings," after a Norwegian traitor of that name.