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1433:disaster
1427:30 Oct:
1417:26 Oct:
1407:22 Oct:
1396:16 Oct:
1374:24 Sep:
1367:Searaven
1363:11 Sep:
1353:29 Aug:
1342:19 Aug:
1335:Skipjack
1331:11 Aug:
1320:31 Jul:
1309:25 Jul:
1298:21 Jul:
1291:New York
1269:Vendetta
1251:Altalena
1248:16 Jun:
1237:25 May:
1219:12 May:
1208:11 May:
1179:24 Apr:
1168:19 Apr:
1157:18 Apr:
1128:22 Mar:
1117:10 Mar:
1077:16 Feb:
1067:12 Feb:
1056:10 Feb:
1032:Hanazuki
1019:29 Jan:
1009:19 Jan:
999:10 Jan:
888:Thiepval
874:St. Eloi
867:Messines
853:Givenchy
380:launched
314:Montreal
219:Armament
101:Launched
95:Montreal
69:Namesake
1560:3 Aug:
1499:Koolama
1489:Kiangya
1486:4 Dec:
1385:5 Oct:
1313:LST-661
1287:8 Jul:
1276:5 Jul:
1258:2 Jul:
1230:LST-545
1194:Briscoe
1190:6 May:
1150:Mayrant
1146:4 Apr:
1132:Mugford
1121:Bracken
1106:9 Mar:
1088:8 Mar:
1046:6 Feb:
1029:3 Feb:
992:Podolsk
989:9 Jan:
671:Sources
334:draught
328:with a
306:Toronto
191:Draught
87:Builder
79:Ordered
40:History
1533:Barcoo
1469:U-1105
1400:Hughes
1346:Arleux
1324:Nevada
1212:Barrow
1201:Catron
1172:Dawson
1161:Mustin
1110:SC-632
1099:Wilson
1081:Banner
1070:Soegio
1039:Trippe
1012:Oriana
825:Arleux
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439:Arleux
428:Arleux
416:Arleux
412:Arleux
408:Arleux
400:Arleux
288:U-boat
258:Arleux
234:Arleux
175:Length
63:Arleux
53:Canada
32:Arleux
1431:luzzu
1429:Gozo
1389:Skate
1223:Butte
1183:Stack
1139:Rhind
902:Ypres
839:Arras
450:Notes
346:knots
232:HMCS
212:knots
207:Speed
30:HMCS
1589:1949
1576:1947
1511:Take
1463:EK-3
1378:Tuna
895:Vimy
860:Loos
759:OCLC
740:ISBN
721:ISBN
702:ISBN
683:ISBN
661:2016
330:beam
320:357
308:and
222:1 Ă—
183:Beam
141:Fate
59:Name
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312:of
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