List of shipwrecks in March 1940
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The list of shipwrecks in March 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1940.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.)
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List of shipwrecks in March 1940
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Halifax
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Walsingham
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Soar
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Vilhelmine
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Xania
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AD 381 Blei Mor
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Douglas & Robert
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Lowdock
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Ocean Drift
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Protinus
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Santa Godelieva
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Yolande-Marguerite
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea east by south of Copinsay Orkney Islands, United Kingdom by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe. All 19 crew were rescued by .
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The was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Casablanca, Morocco by the accidental explosion of its own torpedoes with the loss of 28 crew. There were also 24 wounded.
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Winter War: End of War: The Board of Navigation liaison ship was burned/scuttled at Petsamo.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by . All 21 crew were rescued by the Vlissingen pilot boat Loodsboot No.9.
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The trawler was helping a neutral steamer which had gone aground on the east coast of England when the steamer slipped on a shelf and collided with Walsingham, which foundered . The crew was saved.
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The cargo ship was damaged by ice and sank in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom by with the loss of all 33 crew.
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The tug ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire and was wrecked. All 19 crew were saved.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel off the north coast of Cornwall by with the loss of all 30 crew.
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The cargo ship ran aground at night south of Acapulco, Mexico and was wrecked. The whole crew survived.
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Winter War: End of War: The dredger was scuttled in Lake Ladoga at Sortavala off the Havus Shipyard.
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World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Iceland by HMS Maloja and was scuttled by her crew, all 68 of whom were rescued by HMS Majola.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom by with the loss of one of her 30 crew. The survivors were rescued by and . She was sunk in the evening by another torpedo of U-20.
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The cargo ship ran aground off Winging Point, south of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia and was wrecked. The crew were all saved.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea . All 35 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The fishing vessel sunk in the North Sea off the Noord Hinder Lightship by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe or by a mine. Four crew were killed.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium by with the loss of all 18 crew.
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The trawler foundered in a storm on rocks known as "The Black Waughs" south of Gourdon, Aberdeenshire. Six fishermen lost their lives.
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World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted north of Iceland by and was scuttled by her crew. Berwick rescued all 54 crew.
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The coaster sank after hitting rocks near Rathlin Island, Northern Island. All seven crew survived.
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom by . One crew was lost. The 27 survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel south of Nash Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of one crewmember.
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World War II: Convoy HX 22: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay off the Mersey Lightship . All 78 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The barquentine struck a mine in the North Sea and sank. All crew were rescued.
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The cargo ship collided with in the English Channel south east of Start Point, Devon and sank. All 75 crew were rescued by French Trawler Notre Dame de Montlignon.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom , by with the loss of one of her 25 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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Winter War: End of War: The Border Guard patrol ship was burned/scuttled at Petsamo.
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World War II: The Type IXA submarine struck a mine in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands and sank with the loss of all 47 crew.
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The coaster ran aground on Fort Island, Isle of Man with the loss of two of her nine crew.
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World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk off Tory Island by with the loss of all 11 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the north coast of Inverness-shire, United Kingdom by with the loss of all 20 crew.
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The cargo ship collided with in the North Sea north east of Hartlepool, Co Durham and sank. All 23 crew were rescued.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the north coast of Inverness-shire by with the loss of 15 of her 17 crew.
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The sailing ship ran aground at Arnold's Point, Little Harbour, Labrador and was wrecked. All lives were saved except the ship's dog.
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The trawler sank after a collision with the trawler Aberdeen in the fishing grounds off Ireland. The crew were all rescued by Aberdeen.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea east of Hartlepool, Co Durham. Nine crew were killed. The survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The trawler caught a mine in her nets whilst fishing in the North Sea. The mine exploded sinking the vessel. All nine crew were rescued by the trawler Ipswich .
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The cargo ship sank off West Point, Tasmania after striking an uncharted rock. Her 24 crew members were all saved.
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The cargo ship ran aground in the Skaggerak off Risør, Norway and was wrecked. Eleven of her 20 crew died.
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World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Caribbean Sea west of the Windward Passage by and was scuttled by her crew that was captured by Dunedin.
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Margate east of North Foreland, Kent, with the loss of six of her 12 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk . All 33 crew were rescued by .
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The cargo ship foundered off Arinagour, Coll, United Kingdom. Her 14 crew were all saved.
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World War II: The cargo liner was bombed and set on fire in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium by Heinkel He 111H aircraft of KG26 with the loss of 108 of the 291 people on board. Domala was towed to the Solent and beached. She was requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport, converted to a cargo ship and entered service as Empire Attendant.
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The cargo ship ran aground at off Kumejima Island and was wrecked.
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The fishing vessel collided with in the North Sea and sank with the loss of two of her ten crew. The survivors were rescued by HMS Intrepid.
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World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by with the loss of all 13 crew.
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World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel off Trevose Head, Cornwall by . All 53 crew were rescued by and .
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The auxiliary patrol vessel ran aground near Latakia, Syria and was wrecked.
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World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean off Iceland by and was scuttled by her crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north east of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom by with the loss of 13 of her 18 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Coquet Island, Northumberland, United Kingdom by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe with the loss of two of her five crew.
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The coaster ran ashore on Kalder Steel, off Yorkshire, England and was wrecked. All six crew were rescued by the motor lifeboat Robert Patton - The Always Ready. She was later raised and repaired, resuming service in September 1941.
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The trawler collided with in the North Sea off Montrose, Angus and sank with the loss of 11 crew. There was only one survivor.
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The coaster sank off the mouth of the Camden Haven River, New South Wales after hitting a breakwater. Her 8 crew members were all saved.
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and was damaged in the English Channel off Dover, Kent . The crew were rescued by and the ship was taken in tow by . later took over the tow but the ship sank before she could be brought into port. There were no casualties.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skaggerak north east of Skagen, Denmark by . All 36 crew survived, being allowed to leave the ship before she was torpedoed. One was taken prisoner by Ursula.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the North Sea off the north coast of Inverness-shire by with the loss of 11 of her 20 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted off Aruba, Netherlands Antilles by and was scuttled by her crew that was captured by the Despatch.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Shetland Islands by . All 42 people on board were rescued by .
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World War II: Convoy ON 21: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was taken in tow by but sank east of Copinsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom following and explosion. She may have struck a mine. There were no casualties.
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World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ouessant, France by . All 42 crew were rescued by but one died later in hospital. The ship was scuttled by .
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The tanker barge ran aground at Bradenton Beach, Florida, United States in bad weather and was wrecked. One of her eight crew members drowned.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north of Margate, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of two crew. There were 28 survivors.
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The auxiliary minesweeper collided with in the Gironde and sank with the loss of 20 crew.
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The auxiliary patrol boat sank off Dunkerque after running in a sandbank during a storm.
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Winter War: End of War: The tugboat was scuttled in Lake Ladoga at Sortavala off the Havus Shipyard.
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World War II: Convoy ON 20: The cargo ship was in collision with in the North Sea and sank. The 27 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The trawler was sunk in the North Sea by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe. All four crewmen died.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium . 17 crew were killed.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the north coast of Norfolk ). All 21 crew were rescued by the trawler Monimia .
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World War II: The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled in Water Sound, Scapa Flow as a blockship.
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The passenger ship was destroyed by fire whilst laid up at Marlborough, New York.
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World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea east of the Orkney Islands by with the loss of four of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by and .
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The cargo ship collided with in the Bristol Channel off the north coast of Cornwall and sank. All 31 crew were rescued by Thurston but only one survived when she was sunk some hours later.
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World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Denmark Strait by HMS Transylvania and was scuttled by her crew at . All 41 crew were rescued by HMS Transylvania.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom , by with the loss of four crew members and a passenger. The 20 survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel off Trevose Head, Cornwall by with the loss of 34 crew of her 37 crew. 30 of the survivors from S.N.A. 1 were also killed. The 3 survivors, and the only survivor from S.N.A. 1 were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium by with the loss of all 12 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium . All 21 crew were rescued by and .
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World War II: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cornwall by with the loss of all 19 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the north coast of Inverness-shire, United Kingdom by with the loss of 15 of her 20 crew.
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The schooner was rammed by the cargo ship Esmond and sank at the entrance of the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. There were nine fatalities.
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and stopped in the Skaggerak off Jutland, Denmark by and subsequently sunk with torpedoes. The captain was taken as a prisoner of war. The other crewmen reached land safely.
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World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with all seven hands.
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The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck in the Skaggerak off Hirtshals, Denmark and sank some hours later in a snowstorm . Six crew died and there were 25 survivors.
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The cargo ship collided in dense fog with Nujolla and sank southwest of Færder Lighthouse in the Oslofjord, Norway. There were no casualties.
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World War II: The paddle steamer ferry was scuttled as a block ship in Water Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, or capsized and sank in deep water during a gale.
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World War II: Convoy HX 26: The cargo ship was in collision with in the Atlantic Ocean east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank. All 37 crew were rescued.
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World War II: The fishing vessel was sunk in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders by a mine or by aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe, with the loss of four crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium by with the loss of all 22 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel south of Nash Point, Glamorgan with the loss of 13 of her 15 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine in the North Sea north of Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire and sank. All crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The passenger ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean east of Iceland by and was scuttled by her crew. Ten crew members were lost at sea. York rescued 42 survivors but three more died aboard her.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea off the east coast of Kent, United Kingdom. She was taken in tow by
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World War II: Convoy FS 31: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. All 33 crew were rescued by .
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The list of shipwrecks in March 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1940.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.)
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