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1412:Henri Young
1375:James Lucas
1320:Bernard Coy
1308:Meyer Cohen
1275:("The Owl")
1252:(1962–1963)
1246:(1961–1962)
1240:(1959–1961)
1234:(1947–1955)
1228:(1937–1947)
1222:(1934–1937)
1205:(1961–1963)
1199:(1955–1961)
1193:(1948–1955)
1187:(1934–1948)
1083:Baker Beach
1067:Water Tower
1062:Power House
1037:Social Hall
1027:Building 64
1007:Dining Hall
750:Mississippi
518:Blue Jacket
367:5 September
297:5 September
1431:Categories
1347:John Giles
1332:("Curley")
1310:("Mickey")
1298:("Whitey")
1057:Lighthouse
626:Ocean Wave
542:Chōyō Maru
482:Providence
445:Shipwrecks
262:References
150:Fort Mason
84:In service
1396:Ralph Roe
1354:("Bumpy")
1338:("Deafy")
1302:Al Capone
1292:("Dutch")
995:Buildings
850:Ironsides
847:Unknown:
838:HMS
827:Royal Oak
825:HMS
812:HMS
799:HMS
786:SMS
773:HMS
736:HMS
725:Charybdis
723:HMS
698:USS
650:Lightning
590:Chameleon
393:30 August
328:30 August
217:Footnotes
1114:Features
1012:Hospital
614:Carnatic
494:Alliance
186:Dispatch
154:Presidio
76:Acquired
71:$ 40,000
52:Operator
1316:("Ted")
1281:("Doc")
1178:Wardens
1119:Inmates
1076:Grounds
1017:Library
935:General
840:Bristol
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809:18 Oct:
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788:Vulcano
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674:Atlanta
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586:c. Jul:
578:Matoaka
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554:Cheduba
550:15 May:
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530:Mystery
526:26 Mar:
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113:Tonnage
39:History
33:in 1880
1145:People
1042:Morgue
950:(ship)
874:1870 →
867:← 1868
775:Cadmus
770:5 Jun:
733:5 Apr:
708:2 Feb:
700:Kansas
566:Banryū
514:9 Mar:
502:6 Mar:
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1107:Lists
1098:Wharf
814:Tamar
801:Rapid
738:Rapid
638:Diana
470:Glide
60:Route
44:Owner
974:film
970:book
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458:Unio
395:2019
369:2012
356:ISBN
330:2019
299:2012
286:ISBN
160:and
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100:Fate
68:Cost
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