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 Records suggest that all 1054 people who died were men.<ref>https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-266-the-sinking-of-the-montevideo-maru.pdf</ref>
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 The [[Montevideo Maru]] was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan.  The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montevideo_Maru&oldid=1152386252</ref>
-Of the 1054 people who died, 1035 were men and 19 were women.<ref>https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-266-the-sinking-of-the-montevideo-maru.pdf</ref>
+Records suggest that all 1054 people who died were men.<ref>https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-266-the-sinking-of-the-montevideo-maru.pdf</ref>
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 [[File:MV_Montevideo_Maru.jpg|thumb|Montevideo Maru, c. 1941.]]
-The [[Montevideo Maru]] was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan.  The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.
+The [[Montevideo Maru]] was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan.  The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montevideo_Maru&oldid=1152386252</ref>
 Of the 1054 people who died, 1035 were men and 19 were women.<ref>https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-266-the-sinking-of-the-montevideo-maru.pdf</ref>

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	The [[Montevideo Maru]] was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan. The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.		The [[Montevideo Maru]] was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan. The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.

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	The [[Montevideo Maru]] was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan. The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.		The [[Montevideo Maru]] was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan. The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.

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	Of the 1054 people who died, 1035 were men and 19 were women.<ref>https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-266-the-sinking-of-the-montevideo-maru.pdf</ref>		Of the 1054 people who died, 1035 were men and 19 were women.<ref>https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-266-the-sinking-of-the-montevideo-maru.pdf</ref>
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	Of the 1054 people who died, 1035 were men and 19 were women.<ref>https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-266-the-sinking-of-the-montevideo-maru.pdf</ref>		Of the 1054 people who died, 1035 were men and 19 were women.<ref>https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-266-the-sinking-of-the-montevideo-maru.pdf</ref>
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	The [[Montevideo Maru]] was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1,054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan. The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.		The [[Montevideo Maru]] was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1,054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan. The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.
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