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1128:USCGC
1099:Liberty Glo
1048:San Antonio
1008:Gilbert San
668:Ship List:
664:with photos
455:parbuckling
289:ocean liner
157:Yard number
130:(Apr-Nov),
62:1947–1953:
56:1928–1947:
1825:1928 ships
1809:Categories
1728:Wave Ruler
1717:Wave Ruler
1696:Else Basse
1674:USNS
1659:Menestheus
1576:Dumlupınar
1495:Shipwrecks
1371:USAT
1314:Binnendijk
815:Shipwrecks
627:References
481:battleship
357:Saint John
351:Canada to
248:Propulsion
136:Saint John
1748:USS
1737:HMS
1726:RFA
1715:RFA
1616:USS
1585:HMS
1542:HMS
1525:HMS
1423:Roosevelt
1413:Algonquin
1383:Barbana G
1331:Adamastor
1329:NRP
1256:HMS
1221:Franconia
1179:USS
988:Wisconsin
978:Milwaukee
906:USS
895:HMS
856:I'm Alone
568:The Times
553:The Times
511:"1160631"
497:Citations
493:in 1943.
484:USS
469:Normandie
459:La Spezia
371:Troopship
353:Liverpool
301:Clydebank
184:1946/1947
151:Clydebank
138:(Nov-Apr)
132:Liverpool
120:Liverpool
1767:14 Dec:
1760:Stanbell
1757:13 Dec:
1746:16 Oct:
1735:29 Sep:
1724:23 Sep:
1713:18 Sep:
1693:19 Aug:
1683:26 Jul:
1656:16 Apr:
1649:Milborne
1646:20 Mar:
1618:Rockford
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1562:10 Mar:
1523:31 Jan:
1513:25 Jan:
1420:24 Dec:
1410:18 Dec:
1400:22 Nov:
1390:13 Nov:
1369:20 Oct:
1359:19 Oct:
1349:13 Oct:
1338:12 Oct:
1274:Kinugasa
1265:11 Jul:
1228:15 May:
1208:27 Apr:
1167:30 Mar:
1157:28 Mar:
1147:26 Mar:
1137:25 Mar:
1126:22 Mar:
1119:Pengreep
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1096:28 Feb:
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1035:18 Dec:
1015:29 Nov:
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965:2 Oct:
955:11 Sep:
928:San Juan
925:30 Aug:
904:17 Jul:
886:Aleutian
883:26 May:
873:29 Mar:
863:25 Mar:
853:22 Mar:
843:19 Feb:
833:12 Feb:
826:Hsin Wah
823:16 Jan:
585:Archived
486:Oklahoma
349:Montreal
264:Capacity
259:18 knots
165:Launched
128:Montreal
100:London,
82:Operator
72:Namesake
1770:Olympia
1706:Liberté
1703:8 Sep:
1686:Culrain
1666:6 May:
1625:3 Nov:
1597:Pelican
1572:4 Apr:
1551:9 Feb:
1540:1 Feb:
1503:8 Jan:
1380:6 Nov:
1373:Liberty
1342:Widgeon
1327:5 Oct:
1301:20 Aug
1291:9 Aug:
1281:3 Aug:
1254:9 Jul:
1198:18 Apr
1106:7 Mar:
1069:Siboney
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1025:7 Dec:
1005:4 Nov:
998:Senator
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948:Andaste
945:9 Sep:
935:7 Sep:
918:Asakaze
915:1 Aug:
893:9 Jul:
846:Kanowna
836:Alloway
672:Empress
540:p. 224.
521:21 June
421:at the
410:Empress
287:was an
224:Tonnage
143:Builder
46:History
1739:Tyrian
1587:Conway
1544:Sirdar
1231:Irwell
1188:7 Apr
1181:Childs
1177:6 Apr
1170:NaĂŻade
1150:Europa
1130:Dexter
1109:Thétis
866:Muggia
646:
365:Canada
232:Length
124:Quebec
107:
1750:Leyte
1594:Jun:
1553:RNLB
1393:Ro-63
1340:USFS
1320:Eider
1304:Paris
1201:Paris
1191:Paris
1160:Libia
876:Selje
674:fleet
463:Italy
402:, to
256:Speed
181:Refit
116:Route
1796:1954
1783:1952
1574:TCG
1449:1930
1436:1928
1268:I-55
1028:Ă„gir
938:Kuru
732:(ex-
644:ISBN
617:2013
523:2009
337:and
272:Crew
240:Beam
209:Type
189:Fate
126:and
51:Name
1258:L12
897:H47
489:at
472:in
467:SS
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