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620:destroyer
577:torpedoes
552:GU4463-8
542:kilowatts
540:(423–463
517:Like all
473:laid down
414:Oblt.z.S.
361:torpedoes
277:GU4463-8
182:long tons
176:234
165:submarine
111:Laid down
1656:30 Nov:
1605:30 Nov:
1583:29 Nov:
1537:28 Nov:
1497:27 Nov:
1480:22 Nov:
1470:20 Nov:
1463:Sesotris
1460:17 Nov:
1450:12 Nov:
1439:10 Nov:
1351:Type XXI
864:28 April
855:"U-2363"
822:(2005).
746:28 April
737:"U-2363"
713:28 April
677:See also
628:and the
485:launched
402:M 51 249
374:Part of:
348:Armament
119:Launched
1665:Outarde
1428:8 Nov:
1417:6 Nov:
652:10°05′W
649:56°10′N
617:British
548:), one
522:U-boats
513:at sea.
481:Hamburg
467:during
232:Draught
97:Hamburg
89:Builder
81:Ordered
50:History
1659:U.S.O.
1576:U-2363
1570:U-2350
1564:U-2338
1558:U-2335
1552:U-2334
1546:U-2329
1540:U-2325
1530:U-2361
1524:U-2345
1518:U-2328
1512:U-2324
1506:U-2322
1500:U-2321
1336:U-4712
1329:U-4711
1322:U-4710
1315:U-4709
1308:U-4707
1301:U-4706
1294:U-4705
1287:U-4704
1280:U-4703
1273:U-4702
1266:U-4701
1259:U-2371
1252:U-2369
1245:U-2368
1238:U-2367
1231:U-2366
1224:U-2365
1217:U-2364
1210:U-2363
1203:U-2362
1196:U-2361
1189:U-2360
1182:U-2359
1175:U-2358
1168:U-2357
1161:U-2356
1154:U-2355
1147:U-2354
1140:U-2353
1133:U-2352
1126:U-2351
1119:U-2350
1112:U-2349
1105:U-2348
1098:U-2347
1091:U-2346
1084:U-2345
1077:U-2344
1070:U-2343
1063:U-2342
1056:U-2341
1049:U-2340
1042:U-2339
1035:U-2338
1028:U-2337
1021:U-2336
1014:U-2335
1007:U-2334
1000:U-2333
993:U-2332
986:U-2331
979:U-2330
972:U-2329
965:U-2328
958:U-2327
951:U-2326
944:U-2325
937:U-2324
930:U-2323
923:U-2322
916:U-2321
834:
808:
789:
636:Piorun
630:Polish
625:Onslow
613:U-2363
605:U-2363
593:U-2363
579:. The
569:U-2363
526:U-2363
511:U-2363
501:Design
455:U-boat
450:was a
447:U-2363
318:2,600
194:Length
75:U-2363
42:U-2363
37:U-2367
1638:U-868
1632:U-481
1626:U-369
1620:U-328
1614:U-281
1608:U-170
1598:U-968
1592:U-312
1586:U-298
1441:HMCS
1432:Hogan
343:14–18
313:Range
301:knots
294:Speed
180:(230
32:Hecht
1694:1946
1686:1945
1678:1944
866:2016
832:ISBN
806:ISBN
787:ISBN
748:2016
715:2016
438:None
430:None
359:2 Ă—
299:9.7
283:1 Ă—
273:1 Ă—
263:1 Ă—
217:Beam
135:Fate
71:Name
558:BBC
550:AEG
534:MWM
530:o/a
461:'s
457:of
285:BBC
275:AEG
265:MWM
208:p/h
201:o/a
106:517
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1662:,
1635:,
1629:,
1623:,
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