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On Tues. 17 Dec 1940 British destroyer HMS Acheron hit a mine and sank.....

On Tues. 17 Dec 1940 British destroyer HMS Acheron hit a mine and sank.....
British destroyer HMS Acheron hit a mine and sank while running sea trials 5 miles southwest of the Isle of Wight at 0640 hours, killing 153 crew and 22 shipyard workers; 13 crew and 3 shipyard workers survived.

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