The Alabama, American raider, is sunk outside Cherbourg harbour, France, by the U.S.S. Kearsarge. She was built during the Am

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 286

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South African History Online. (2012, June 15). The Alabama, American raider, is sunk outside Cherbourg harbour, France, by the U.S.S. Kearsarge. She was built during the Am. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086064

South African History Online (2012) 'The Alabama, American raider, is sunk outside Cherbourg harbour, France, by the U.S.S. Kearsarge. She was built during the Am', South African History Online, 15 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086064 (Accessed: 2 October 2026).

South African History Online, The Alabama, American raider, is sunk outside Cherbourg harbour, France, by the U.S.S. Kearsarge. She was built during the Am [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086064, (accessed 2 October 2026).

"The Alabama, American raider, is sunk outside Cherbourg harbour, France, by the U.S.S. Kearsarge. She was built during the Am." South African History Online, 15 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086064. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Alabama, American raider, is sunk outside Cherbourg harbour, France, by the U.S.S. Kearsarge. She was built during the Am." South African History Online. June 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086064.