List of shipwrecks in 1752
The List of shipwrecks in 1752 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1752.
January
3 January
11 January
15 January
16 January
20 January
28 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
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Anson
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Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked at Gibraltar before 21 January. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America, to Ancona, Papal States.[11]
|
Blundell
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost off Cape Clear Island, County Donegal, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12]
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Charming Polly
|
British America
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The sloop was lost in the Ocacock Inlet, North Carolina, before 17 January. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbados to the Patowmack Canal.[13]
|
Happy Return
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham, before 17 January.[14]
|
Happy Nancy
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered off "Cirilla" with the loss of four of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from "Cirilla" to London.[12]
|
John
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland before 17 January.[14]
|
John and Benjamin
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland before 17 January.[14]
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John and Richard
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Tunis before 21 January with the loss of all but five of her crew. She was on a voyage from "Zant" to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[14]
|
Meriam
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland before 17 January. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[15]
|
Simpson
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at North Berwick, Berwickshire, before 21 January with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[11]
|
Stillington
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Lisbon, Portugal, before 14 January. She was on a voyage from Trani, Kingdom of Sicily, to Lisbon.[16]
|
Two Brothers
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland before 17 January.[14]
|
February
1 February
17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
John and William
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Garonne.[17]
|
18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Florinda
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered on St Alban's Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[17]
|
26 February
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Ship |
State |
Description
|
America
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Irish coast before 11 February. Her crew were rescued.[9]
|
Betty
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Larne, County Antrim, Ireland, before 11 February. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Grain, Kent.[9]
|
Boneta
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Irish coast before 25 February. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Barcelona, Spain.[17]
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Bumper
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the north coast of England. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British America, to Boston, Lincolnshire.[18]
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Elizabeth and Martha
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Fowey, Cornwall, before 7 February. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland.[8]
|
Endeavour
|
Ireland
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The ship was lost on the Spanish coast before 25 February. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Gibraltar.[17]
|
Judith
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Galway, Ireland, before 11 February.[9]
|
May
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast.[9]
|
Neptune
|
Spanish Navy
|
The 64-gun Man-of-war foundered off Cádiz before 25 February.[17]
|
Molly
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked at Seaforth before 24 February. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America, to London.[19]
|
Owner's Goodwill
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Lincolnshire coast before 7 February. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London.[8]
|
Prince George
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off Oporto, Portugal, before 25 February. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America, to Oporto.[17]
|
Thomas & Betty
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off Montrose, Forfarshire, before 25 February. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Montrose.[17]
|
March
Unknown date
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Ship |
State |
Description
|
Constant James
|
Great Britain
|
The ship struck a rock and foundered off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset, to Ramsgate, Kent.[20]
|
Five Brothers
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque.[4][21]
|
Goodman
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[22]
|
John and Hannah
|
Great Britain Isle of Man
|
The ship was lost at Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newbury, British America, to the Isle of Man.[4]
|
Pelican
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Seaforth. She was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon, to London.[23]
|
Pretty Sally
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to a Spanish port.[23]
|
Royal Duke
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent.[22]
|
Pretty Sally
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Gravesend. She was on a voyage from London to Maryland, British America.[23]
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April
15 April
Unknown date
May
15 May
Unknown date
July
6 July
20 July
30 July
August
9 August
List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Primrose
|
Great Britain
|
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on an island 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km) off Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Narva to London.[34]
|
Unknown date
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Ship |
State |
Description
|
Bland
|
Great Britain
|
The ship sank at North Shields, County Durham.[35] She was refloated in October and subsequently repaired.[36]
|
Daniel
|
Guernsey
|
The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Guernsey.[35]
|
Elizabeth
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost.[35]
|
Endeavour
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all but her captain.[35]
|
Esther
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of St Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[35]
|
Friendship
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued.[35]
|
Judith
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, to London.[35]
|
La Ferme
|
France
|
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She subsequently refloated and was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. La Ferme was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[35]
|
Lilley
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her crew.[35]
|
Mary & Susannah
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel.[35]
|
Naps & Jeffery
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued.[35]
|
Nightingale
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was destroyed by fire off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon, to Maryland, British America.[37]
|
Satisfaction
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued.[35]
|
Suspension of Arms
|
France
|
The brigantine was driven ashore crewless and wrecked east of Rye, Sussex, Great Britain.[38]
|
Two Brothers
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of St Ives with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland to London.[35]
|
Two Friends
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands.[35]
|
Unity
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall, to London.[35]
|
William & John
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Sandwich, Kent.[35]
|
September
15 September
17 September
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Phebe
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Easternmost Key. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Jamaica.[40]
|
22 September
Unknown date
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Ship |
State |
Description
|
Fortune
|
Great Britain
|
The ship capsized at A Coruña, Spain. She was declared a total loss.[42]
|
Katherina Bergatta
|
Norway
|
The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain, to Fredrikstad.[43]
|
Lilly
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in Bude Bay before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Bristol.[43]
|
Margaret
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall, before 15 September with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[43]
|
Neptune
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel before 19 September. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to London.[42]
|
Plymouth Merchant
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Plymouth, Devon.[43]
|
Santa Maria
|
France
|
The ship foundered off Guernsey before 15 September with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Bordeaux, Gironde.[43]
|
Speedwell
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[44]
|
Squirrel
|
Jersey
|
The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel before 15 September.[43]
|
Three Brothers
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in Bude Bay before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.[43]
|
Two Sisters
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost before 15 September.[43]
|
Wilmington
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off St. Ives, Cornwall, before 15 September with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[43]
|
October
4 October
23 October
List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Alexander
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[45]
|
Boston
|
British America
|
The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts.[45]
|
Dolphin
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[45]
|
Kingston
|
British America
|
The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[45]
|
Lancaster
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[45]
|
May
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[45]
|
Mary and Priscilla
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[45]
|
Phillis
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was foundered during a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[46]
|
Pompey
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[45]
|
Queen Anne
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[45]
|
Rhode Island
|
British America
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[45]
|
Statia
|
British America
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Rhode Island.[45]
|
Three Friends
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[45]
|
24 October
28 October
31 October
Unknown date
November
2 November
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Kingston
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[48]
|
Mary & Priscilla
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[48]
|
10 November
15 November
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Mary
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked at the "Kirk of Stains", Scotland with the loss of all but two of her crew.[50]
|
19 November
List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
El Lebrel
|
France
|
The ship was destroyed by fire at Alicante, Spain.[51]
|
Unknown date
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Ship |
State |
Description
|
Anne
|
Sweden
|
The ship foundered in the "East Sea" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[52]
|
Griffin
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands before 14 November. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to New England, British America.[40]
|
Katherine
|
Dutch Republic
|
The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, Great Britain, before 17 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to Amsterdam, North Holland.[53]
|
Lucy
|
Great Britain
|
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea before 7 November. Her crew were rescued by Katherine ( Great Britain). Lucy was on a voyage from Cape Fear to Hull, Yorkshire.[54]
|
Margaretta
|
France
|
The ship was driven ashore east of Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain, before 14 November. She was on a voyage from the river Charente to Rouen, Normandy.[40]
|
Polly
|
Great Britain
|
The snow was driven ashore in Sandwich Bay, Kent, before 14 November and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to London. Polly was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[40]
|
Rainbow
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked at Chester, Cheshire, before 10 November with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[55]
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December
2 December
23 December
24 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Adventurous Friend
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[59]
|
Boyne
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay before 12 December. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47]
|
Charming Peggy
|
British America
|
The ship was lost off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, before 11 December. Her crew were rescued.[60]
|
Delight
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to London.[59]
|
Endraght
|
Electorate of Hanover
|
The ship was lost before 15 December. HJer crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Embden.[39]
|
Lydia
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Crow Rock, in the Bristol Channel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, before 12 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Dublin, Ireland.[47]
|
Maria Gertruida
|
Dutch Republic
|
The ship foundered off the Irish coast before 22 December. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to London.[61]
|
Prince William
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall, before 15 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Topsham, Devon.[39]
|
Prince William
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Providence, Rhode Island, Britiag America. Her crew were rescued.[62]
|
Richmond
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Portuguese coast before 12 December. Her crew were rescued.[47]
|
Stra
|
Dutch Republic
|
The galley was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, before 29 December.[63]
|
Thistle
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex, before 19 December. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to London[51]
|
Thomas and William
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore near "Camin". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[59]
|
Union
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore on Texel before 29 December.[63]
|
Wilhelmina
|
Denmark
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen before 15 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Copenhagen.[39]
|
William
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near "Yolland" before 15 December with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Bremen.[39]
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Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1752
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Amelia
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the coast of Carolina, British America, before 17 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America, to London.[26]
|
Bennett
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was destroyed by fire at Charleston, South Carolina, British America, before 19 June.[64]
|
Betty
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Adriatic Sea off "St. Angelo", Papal States before 11 February. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Venice.[9]
|
Crown'd Princess
|
Denmark
|
The ship was lost in Mussel Bay, Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from "Tranquehar" to Copenhagen.[65]
|
Duke of Cumberland
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off the east coast of British America before 15 December. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to the Piscataqua River, Maine.[39]
|
Dumb Eagle
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered off Cuba before 8 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Honduras to a port in the north of England.[24]
|
Elizabeth
|
Great Britain
|
The ship sank at Fogo Island, British America, before 21 November.[66]
|
Esperance
|
Spain
|
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Brazil with the loss of all but her captain.[67]
|
Hellena and Matilda
|
Portugal
|
The ship was wrecked at Lisbon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic.[4]
|
Indian Prince
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Stout Point, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, where she was plundered by the local inhabitants.[68]
|
Jane
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off the coast of South Carolina, British America, before 25 February. She was on a voyage from Antigua to South Carolina.[17]
|
Katherine
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina.[57]
|
Lord Duplin
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef before 21 August. All on board were rescued by an American sloop. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37][69]
|
Mariana
|
Portugal
|
The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast before 17 July. She was on a voyage from Trani, Kingdom of Sicily, to Lisbon.[70]
|
Marlborough
|
Great Britain
|
African slave trade: The ship was wrecked with the loss of all but two of her crew after being taken by the slaves on board.[71]
|
Merry Jacks
|
Great Britain
|
The whaler was sunk in ice off Greenland before 10 July.[31]
|
Neptune
|
Great Britain
|
The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland before 28 July. Her crew were rescued.[72]
|
Nuestra Señora de la Luz
|
Spain
|
The ship foundered off Montevideo, Viceroyalty of Peru with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Cádiz.[67][73]
|
Patty
|
Jersey
|
The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 5 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Newfoundland, British America.[74]
|
Peggy and Nancy
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the coast of Virginia, British America, before 22 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America, to London.[61]
|
Pompey
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[48]
|
Prince
|
French East India Company
|
The ship caught fire, exploded and sank off the coast of Brazil. Of over 400 people on board, there were eight survivors. She was on a voyage from Port L'Orient, Morbihan to Pondicherry, French India.[75][69]
|
Prince Charles
|
Ireland
|
The ship was lost off Barbuda before 7 July. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[2]
|
Retero
|
Spain
|
The ship was lost at "Cape Catoncha" before 7 February. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of New Granada.[8]
|
Revolution
|
Great Britain
|
The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland before 14 July.[76]
|
St. Kitt's Merchant
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost before 14 December whilst on a voyage from Saint Kitts to North Carolina. Her crew were rescued.[77]
|
Sword Fish
|
Great Britain
|
The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland before 14 July.[76]
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