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103:Launched
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981:Muhafiz
883:Panther
876:Paladin
854:P class
767:O class
304:Algiers
255:03°58′W
252:35°57′N
192:on the
183:P-class
165:P-class
85:Builder
77:Ordered
47:History
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181:was a
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1512:Donau
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1358:U-357
1278:U-626
1241:Blean
1213:U-611
1207:U-254
1187:Grebe
1031:Oribi
963:Tariq
837:Oribi
422:(PDF)
407:(PDF)
391:Notes
324:Vanoc
308:U-602
298:from
289:U-602
242:U-380
222:Dutch
140:U-602
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1568:1943
1560:1942
1552:1941
1523:S-35
1464:R-16
1442:P311
1289:S-49
1252:P222
1135:Lupo
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535:ISBN
465:2011
430:2011
379:Fate
357:Pine
353:Pork
346:Oran
214:Pine
176:HMS
149:Pine
145:Pork
134:Fate
128:Pine
124:Pork
122:HMS
69:HMS
66:Name
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