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249:. England. 20 August 1875
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217:. England. 11 June 1875
113:General characteristics
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326:Great Eastern Railway
272:Haws, Duncan (1993).
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247:Chelmsford Chronicle
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171:Lord Claude Hamilton
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682:1875 ships
676:Categories
504:Lady Tyler
432:Copenhagen
425:Colchester
411:Chelmsford
253:31 October
221:31 October
180:References
588:Stockholm
581:St George
560:Rotterdam
404:Cambridge
362:Archangel
348:Amsterdam
157:in 1875.
121:962
653:Yarmouth
574:St Denis
497:Kilkenny
397:Brussels
341:Adelaide
89:Launched
41:Operator
660:Zealous
611:Suffolk
567:Roulers
532:Norwich
525:Norfolk
511:Malines
489:Ipswich
481:Ipswich
474:Harwich
460:Frinton
446:Dresden
383:Brandon
355:Antwerp
161:History
118:Tonnage
73:Builder
25:History
646:Vienna
539:Orwell
518:Munich
439:Cromer
390:Bruges
376:Berlin
369:Avalon
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130:Length
603:Stour
595:Stour
453:Essex
333:Ships
278:ISBN
255:2015
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138:Beam
105:Fate
30:Name
148:PS
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