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1462:Arkaba
1357:Bremen
1216:Hobson
1187:Buskøy
832:Maudie
600:14 May
577:15 May
555:16 May
504:
469:Taiwan
420:; and
410:Ceylon
396:, and
269:Length
1547:Apnok
1545:ROKS
1394:Buskø
1354:Nov:
1253:Aug:
1048:Th–Ty
1043:Ta–Te
1038:Si–Sy
1033:Sa–Sh
963:Co–Cy
958:Ca–Cl
430:Burma
418:India
402:Egypt
382:Clyde
75:Owner
1614:1953
1601:1951
1504:Wasp
1491:RFA
1337:Plym
1193:Pels
882:HMS
863:RFA
839:Nile
602:2011
579:2011
557:2011
530:2019
502:ISBN
449:Fiji
424:and
398:Suez
311:as
277:Beam
248:Type
235:Fate
164:1005
48:Name
1306:Niš
1053:U–Z
993:I–J
263:GRT
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