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Bay of Pigs Invasion - The Brigade 2506 invasion fleet converged on 'Rendezvous Point Zulu'

Time: Sunday Apr 16, 1961

Place: South of Cuba

Details: Late on 16 April, the CIA/Brigade 2506 invasion fleet converged on 'Rendezvous Point Zulu', about 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Cuba, having sailed from Puerto Cabezas in Nicaragua where they had been loaded with troops and other materiel, after loading arms and supplies at New Orleans.

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