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71st Anniversary of the explosion of RFA Bedenham at Gun Wharf – Gibraltar

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71st Anniversary of the explosion of RFA Bedenham at Gun Wharf – Gibraltar

  71st Anniversary of the explosion of RFA Bedenham at Gun Wharf, Gibraltar On 27 April 1951 the naval armaments vessel RFA Bedenham, while unloading at Gun Wharf, Gibraltar was sunk when a lighter alongside of her exploded. This caused the…
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Bedenham_Explosion

71st Anniversary of the explosion of RFA Bedenham at Gun Wharf – Gibraltar

Bedenham_Explosion
  71st Anniversary of the explosion of RFA Bedenham at Gun Wharf, Gibraltar On 27 April 1951 the naval armaments vessel RFA Bedenham, while unloading at Gun Wharf, Gibraltar was sunk…
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