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On 27 February 1941, 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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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: DA-00907-F; DA-00904-F (second image); DA-00905-F (third image)
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