Sinking of the Ramb I

On 27 November 1940 HMS (later HMNZS) Leander stopped the disguised Italian armed merchant vessel Ramb I in the Indian Ocean. At first the Italians tried to bluff it out, but when faced with being boarded, they dropped their disguise and started a one-sided battle.

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HMNZS Leander

Keywords

shipping

WW2

italians

royal new zealand navy

hmnzs leander

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: DA-00907-F; DA-00904-F (second image); DA-00905-F (third image)
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