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The American ship the Hercules is lost off the coast of Kaffraria in one of the worst storms in the history of navigation in th
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 618
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 15). The American ship the Hercules is lost off the coast of Kaffraria in one of the worst storms in the history of navigation in th. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085940
South African History Online (2012) 'The American ship the Hercules is lost off the coast of Kaffraria in one of the worst storms in the history of navigation in th', South African History Online, 15 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085940 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, The American ship the Hercules is lost off the coast of Kaffraria in one of the worst storms in the history of navigation in th [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085940, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"The American ship the Hercules is lost off the coast of Kaffraria in one of the worst storms in the history of navigation in th." South African History Online, 15 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085940. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "The American ship the Hercules is lost off the coast of Kaffraria in one of the worst storms in the history of navigation in th." South African History Online. June 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085940.
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