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1668:1938 ships
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1612:Black Swan
1450:Abner Read
1417:Kembu Maru
1362:Niels Juel
973:Shipwrecks
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735:References
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595:Hague 1993
498:Roger Hill
475:Athabaskan
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405:glide bomb
248:Royal Navy
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1468:31 Aug:
1457:30 Aug:
1446:18 Aug:
1435:11 Aug:
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1383:Parthian
1369:30 Aug:
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1103:Kawakaze
1097:Hagikaze
1075:Plymouth
858:16 April
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460:Evenlode
438:frigates
436:and the
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376:In 1943
371:Germania
339:Freetown
318:launched
297:Auckland
212:Armament
97:Launched
1603:Bittern
1587:Pelican
1407:4 Aug:
1205:LST-414
1195:Saracen
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1071:5 Aug:
1046:Catania
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910:42°10′N
848:Pointer
559:Pelican
433:Pelican
228:(1 Ă— 4)
221:(4 Ă— 2)
174:Geared
74:Builder
45:History
1287:SC-694
1231:Cha-12
1091:Arashi
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161:Length
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1325:U-523
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1309:U-185
1303:U-134
1263:U-670
1257:U-197
1237:U-403
1225:Cha-5
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1151:U-468
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1125:U-117
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1036:U-706
1030:U-572
1024:U-335
1007:U-106
990:U-454
984:U-383
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888:Egret
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544:Notes
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504:Egret
488:Egret
480:Egret
428:Egret
382:Egret
378:Egret
360:Egret
346:Egret
334:Egret
330:Egret
314:Cowes
302:Egret
292:Egret
272:Egret
264:Cowes
244:sloop
239:Egret
197:knots
192:Speed
147:sloop
142:Egret
119:: L75
82:Cowes
68:Egret
38:Egret
1501:1944
1493:1943
1485:1942
1389:SA 7
1274:Crow
1247:I-17
1119:U-84
1081:U-34
999:USS
895:HMS
886:HMS
860:2007
819:ISBN
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781:ISBN
766:ISBN
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648:ISBN
520:HMS
457:and
454:Spey
388:Fate
353:U-93
304:was
294:and
237:HMS
224:4 Ă—
217:8 Ă—
124:Fate
64:Name
1461:Cod
1297:Erg
1113:S-1
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