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360:151°36′03″E
281:minesweeper
1848:1912 ships
1842:Categories
1820:HMAS
1812:HMAS
1804:HMAS
1796:HMAS
1788:HMAS
1780:HMAS
1772:HMAS
1764:HMAS
1748:HMAS
1740:HMAS
1726:Marguerite
1724:HMAS
1710:Kookaburra
1708:HMAS
1700:HMAS
1692:HMAS
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1668:HMAS
1660:HMAS
1652:HMAS
1630:HMAS
1584:HMAS
1576:HMAS
1568:HMAS
1532:Ly-ee-Moon
1482:HMAS
1432:Shoalhaven
1293:Three Bees
1219:Greycliffe
1140:HMAS
1019:HMAS
933:Merksworth
727:Wollongbar
682:HMAS
632:Catterthun
540:Wollongbar
524:Tassie III
517:Friendship
509:Enterprize
421:References
357:33°59′54″S
289:Royal Navy
208:In service
160:In service
18:HMS Medusa
1782:Swordsman
1756:USS
1686:Kara Kara
1662:Encounter
1639:Curl Curl
1617:Bellubera
1594:Balgowlah
1586:Australia
1539:Olive Cam
1511:Dureenbee
1421:Shockwave
1362:Illawarra
1248:Iserbrook
1134:Queen Bee
1107:Charlotte
1021:Allenwood
978:Wendouree
876:Excalibur
869:Estramina
618:(wr.1933)
495:Adventure
384:Citations
348:Drummoyne
316:Singapore
312:Hong Kong
202:Merecedes
192:Australia
114:Hong Kong
1814:Vigilant
1806:Vendetta
1774:Stalwart
1750:Mercedes
1670:Geranium
1624:Brighton
1608:SS
1600:SS
1592:SS
1570:Adelaide
1400:Comboyne
1391:SS
1378:Adolphus
1328:Adelphoi
1279:Kuttabul
1269:SS
1234:Hereward
1212:Goolgwai
1190:Colonist
1149:Tuncurry
1118:SS
1100:Argument
1086:Adelaide
1066:Paterson
1056:MV
1027:SS
1006:Adelaide
969:MV
963:Recovery
954:SS
941:Maianbar
924:SS
897:Gertrude
834:Colonist
832:SS
824:SS
806:Alhambra
777:Adelaide
725:SS
719:Wanganui
653:SS
647:Fairwind
645:MV
630:SS
538:SS
515:SS
408:31 March
336:Mercedes
300:Mercedes
276:Mercedes
120:Launched
99:Operator
73:Namesake
36:Mercedes
1798:Torrens
1790:Tingira
1766:Pioneer
1758:Osborne
1702:Kuramia
1646:Dee Why
1484:Voyager
1469:Koraaga
1441:Advance
1343:Advance
1335:Advance
1308:Woomera
1263:Karangi
1163:Windsor
1013:Advance
956:Oakland
948:Norfolk
911:Grecian
890:Francis
841:Contest
826:Cawarra
791:Advance
784:Adolphe
747:Ability
662:Fitzroy
616:Advance
581:Acielle
574:Absalom
567:Ability
283:of the
237:Tonnage
109:Builder
44:History
1734:Mallow
1694:Kianga
1654:Doomba
1610:Barcoo
1602:Bantam
1518:George
1491:Wandra
1448:Aeolus
1351:Koonya
1345:(1874)
1337:(1872)
1286:Martha
1227:Herald
1197:Dunbar
1127:Narara
1058:Nimbin
1036:Hazard
926:Lindus
848:Dundee
793:(1884)
764:(1877)
762:Active
756:(1850)
754:Active
738:Hunter
691:Kalang
655:Fingal
609:Adonis
332:Medusa
295:Medusa
248:Length
154:Medusa
78:Medusa
67:Medusa
1822:Yarra
1742:Medea
1732:HMAS
1718:Lewes
1632:Colac
1578:Anzac
1476:Nancy
1455:Agnes
1393:Bombo
1385:Agnes
1371:Adele
1306:HMAS
1277:HMAS
1261:HMAS
1255:Itata
1210:HMAS
1183:Agnes
1156:Whale
1120:Myola
1093:Aenid
1064:HMAS
1043:Henri
986:WST-1
971:Sygna
799:Agnes
712:Trial
705:Titan
639:Edwin
560:Abbey
532:Waree
530:HMAS
502:Agnes
274:HMAS
264:Speed
84:Owner
34:HMAS
1716:HMS
1678:Huon
1462:Hive
1271:Kate
1142:Swan
984:USS
939:TSS
918:Hope
883:Fido
676:Jane
588:Acme
410:2011
342:Fate
293:HMS
256:Beam
240:793
224:Fate
219:1946
211:1942
198:Name
176:Fate
171:1942
163:1939
150:Name
128:Fate
123:1913
63:Name
1225:PS
813:Bee
770:Ada
1844::
684:K9
400:.
318:.
460:e
453:t
446:v
412:.
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