The sinking of the Mendi remains the greatest wartime maritime disaster ever suffered in South Africa.
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The sinking of the Mendi
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South African History Online. (2018, February 23). The sinking of the Mendi . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124715
South African History Online (2018) 'The sinking of the Mendi ', South African History Online, 23 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124715 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).
South African History Online, The sinking of the Mendi [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124715, (accessed 22 October 2026).
"The sinking of the Mendi ." South African History Online, 23 Feb. 2018, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124715. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The sinking of the Mendi ." South African History Online. February 23, 2018. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124715.
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