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619:References
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461:Warnemünde
457:1974–2011
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399:1973–2007
377:1973–1997
357:1972–2000
278:ratowniczy
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217:Complement
177:Propulsion
105:In service
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652:Lifeboats
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635:2543-5469
558:Citations
503:Kołobrzeg
480:Szkwał II
453:wind gust
342:Comments
246:lifeboats
200:600
129:Preserved
113:Completed
108:1972–2011
100:1972–1975
62:Operators
499:Sassnitz
449:Stoltera
438:Stoltera
409:Scirocco
308:Stoltera
298:(rescue
235:Scirocco
209:Capacity
91:SAR-1500
51:Builders
526:Darłowo
482:(1992)
445:(1992)
421:monsoon
403:Dziwnów
395:mistral
390:Mistral
260:History
231:Mistral
169:Draught
156:20.92 m
142:Tonnage
121:Retired
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540:passat
518:zephyr
490:squall
486:Arkona
477:(1974)
475:Arkona
443:Powiew
440:(1974)
416:Monsun
312:Arkona
300:cutter
292:Gdańsk
164:5.58 m
153:Length
56:Gdańsk
32:, 2010
26:Powiew
627:Morze
535:Pasat
513:Zefir
465:Ustka
373:halny
368:Halny
348:Wiatr
330:Name
323:Fleet
197:Range
190:knots
185:Speed
172:1.4 m
97:Built
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631:ISSN
429:Łeba
353:wind
310:and
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240:The
161:Beam
43:Name
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202:nmi
188:11
147:GRT
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