In March 1942 the US Department of State and US Maritime Commission chartered Drottningholm via an arrangement with Germany and the other Axis powers, facilitated by the Swiss and Swedish governments and with the cooperation of 15 Latin American republics who had also broken off diplomatic relations with the Axis.
In March 1942, the US Department of State and the US Maritime Commission chartered Drottningholm through a deal with Germany and other Axis powers, aided by Switzerland and Sweden, and supported by 15 Latin American countries that had broken off diplomatic relations with the Axis.