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546:"Naval Events, October 1940"
215:47.24 m (155.0 ft)
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298:Royal Naval Patrol Service
231:4.27 m (14.0 ft)
223:7.92 m (26.0 ft)
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186:General characteristics
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571:"Background : HMS
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253:Complement
236:Propulsion
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648:uboat.net
395:Cherbourg
340:Admiralty
330:North Sea
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116:Completed
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