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542:. London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. JAV–JEB
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570:. London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. MAL
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510:. London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. CHI
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737:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
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621:"MV Asiatic Prince (III) (+1928)"
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757:Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
430:At the beginning of April 1928
675:All About Ships & Shipping
446:searched the ocean around the
161:Lost without trace, March 1928
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564:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
536:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
504:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
472:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
189:441.7 ft (134.6 m)
619:Allen, Tony; Lettens, Jan.
561:"Steamers and Motorships".
533:"Steamers and Motorships".
501:"Steamers and Motorships".
468:"Steamers & Motorships"
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732:Maritime incidents in 1928
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673:Harnack, Edwin P (1938) .
478:of Shipping. 1927. ASH–ASK
197:60.0 ft (18.3 m)
752:Ships lost with all hands
686:Talbot-Booth, EC (1936).
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520:Southampton City Council
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450:but also found nothing.
260:15 knots (28 km/h)
166:General characteristics
747:Ships built in Hamburg
394:San Pedro, Los Angeles
357:. They were primarily
345:, driven by a pair of
337:. At about 6,700
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384:Final voyage and loss
707:. pp. 227, 228.
699:Wilson, RM (1956).
436:United States Navy
425:City of Eastbourne
421:City of Eastbourne
413:wireless telegraph
727:March 1928 events
688:Ships and the Sea
592:Talbot-Booth 1936
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692:Sampson Low
657:Wilson 1956
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359:cargo ships
329:built four
307:cargo liner
205:27 ft
174:6,734
82:Yard number
722:1926 ships
716:Categories
703:. London:
630:11 October
574:11 October
546:11 October
514:11 October
454:References
402:complement
396:bound for
243:Propulsion
101:April 1926
625:WreckSite
98:Completed
444:cruisers
440:Honolulu
398:Yokohama
325:In 1926
321:Building
90:Launched
54:Operator
315:bullion
214:⁄
202:Draught
171:Tonnage
72:Builder
23:History
482:2 June
343:screws
302:was a
235:1,313
186:Length
115:148744
66:London
568:(PDF)
540:(PDF)
508:(PDF)
392:left
304:motor
273:Notes
257:Speed
224:Depth
632:2020
576:2020
548:2020
516:2020
484:2022
376:and
265:Crew
194:Beam
158:Fate
121:KTWC
44:Name
355:NHP
347:AEG
339:GRT
297:MV
247:AEG
237:NHP
180:NRT
176:GRT
111:UK
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