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1260:
1248:Sparta
1240:4,404
1232:
1220:Socony
1212:1,143
1207:Norway
1204:
1192:Sitona
1176:
1148:
1136:Sambre
1123:Norway
1120:
1100:1,562
1092:
1071:1,075
1063:
1040:2,709
1032:
1010:2,056
1002:
981:1,571
973:
951:4,764
943:
915:
895:2,051
887:
875:Granby
867:1,134
859:
838:1,584
830:
807:1,350
799:
769:
749:1,037
741:
721:1,551
713:
693:2,841
685:
665:1,788
657:
637:2,345
629:
609:E-Boat
604:1,729
596:
574:1,564
566:
546:1,076
538:
518:2,873
510:
490:5,943
482:
461:8,663
453:
431:3,635
423:
403:1,159
395:
375:7,329
367:
349:Notes
202:Convoy
67:Result
1361:Notes
1276:Spero
1108:Rimac
847:Glynn
786:Ewell
383:Aruba
345:(GRT)
341:Flag
338:Name
322:Ewell
157:from
1557:OCLC
1529:ISBN
1510:ISBN
1497:2013
1472:AHCD
1268:708
1184:487
1156:349
1128:942
923:501
903:Grit
777:936
47:Date
297:).
189:to
123:~4
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1508:.
1424:^
221:,
1563:.
1537:.
1518:.
1499:.
1474:.
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