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1195:1930 ships
1184:Categories
1171:March 1945
1074:Pathfinder
959:Arsterturm
881:Trentonian
879:HMCS
619:Gay Viking
570:Shipwrecks
521:7 November
501:References
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230:Propulsion
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246:Capacity
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106:Launched
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39:History
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198:Length
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462:Wreck
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206:Beam
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