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Action of 27 February 1941

The Action of 27 February 1941 was a single ship action between the New Zealand crewed British cruiser HMS Leander and the Italian ship Ramb I, an auxiliary cruiser. It began when Leander ordered an un-flagged freighter to stop for an inspection. The freighter raised the Italian colours and engaged Leander which sank Ramb I shortly after. About 150 members of the crew were killed and 100 were rescued and taken to Addu Atoll, thence to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Leander patrolled southwards to investigate more reports of commerce raiders.

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• ▸2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
• ▸Boonton Formation
• ▸Chinatown, Gold Coast

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