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1688:"Kill and Be Killed? The U-853 Mystery"
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1371:Karl Dönitz
1363:Black Point
1335:Black Point
1315:World War I
1299:Black Point
1270:Black Point
1164:Capture of
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876:Connecticut
691:Nordseetour
633:River Plate
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466:Fort Lawton
417:Los Angeles
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1831:Categories
1606:References
1550:New Jersey
1376:On 5 May,
1280:Background
832:Postmaster
764:Rheinübung
241:Submarine
219:• Frigate
112:71°28′01″W
109:41°21′00″N
67:firing on
1728:March 29,
1697:March 29,
1581:USS
1546:Lakehurst
1450:USS
1434:USS
1424:USS
1421:destroyer
1386:torpedoes
1331:Nebraskan
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1274:coal ship
1268:. The SS
1134:Stonewall
1108:Sept-Îles
1061:Black May
964:SG 6/LN 6
620:Gibraltar
598:Caribbean
423:Pastorius
328:Caribbean
264:55 killed
256:12 killed
213:USS
206:USS
62:USS
1722:Archived
1517:Restless
1505:Blakeley
1489:Ericsson
1457:Ericsson
1442:Atherton
1426:Ericsson
1409:New York
1319:Fairmont
1303:Fairmont
1248:and two
1195:Teardrop
1154:Lyme Bay
865:27 March
776:Bismarck
588:Americas
215:Atherton
196:Ericsson
184:Strength
90:Location
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1671:May 31,
1598:and 95
1583:Penguin
1532:K class
1509:Newport
1465:Kamen's
1452:Moberly
1447:frigate
1297:The SS
1236:during
943:Laconia
854:Neuland
748:4 April
523:Pelikan
516:Bolívar
455:Pelikan
407:Ellwood
370:Kiebitz
222:Moberly
177:Germany
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1521:Semmes
1513:Action
1503:, and
1497:Barney
1469:Boston
1417:Boston
1384:. Two
1353:Battle
1339:Boston
1254:U-boat
1250:blimps
1242:Hitler
1182:BX 141
1172:HX 300
1113:ON 207
1098:SC 143
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1076:SC 129
1071:HX 237
1056:HX 231
1041:HX 228
1036:SC 121
1026:ON 166
1021:SC 118
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979:SL 125
974:HX 212
969:SC 104
954:SC 100
937:ON 127
922:ON 122
912:ON 115
907:ON 113
887:6 June
814:HX 156
784:HX 133
758:HX 126
753:OB 318
743:HX 112
738:OB 293
726:HX 106
720:Berlin
477:Elster
335:Canada
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1611:Notes
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1588:U-853
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1560:Wreck
1544:from
1528:U-853
1493:Amick
1484:U-853
1480:Sonar
1436:Amick
1401:Kamen
1378:U-853
1345:with
1286:U-853
1177:WEP 3
1166:U-505
1088:Faith
1066:ONS 5
1046:UGS 6
1016:SG 19
949:SQ 36
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917:SC 94
902:QS 15
897:SL 78
892:HG 84
882:ON 92
870:OG 82
860:ON 67
848:SC 67
819:HG 76
809:SC 48
804:HG 73
799:SC 42
794:OG 71
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733:HG 53
714:SC 20
709:SC 19
697:HX 90
685:HX 84
680:HX 79
670:HX 72
660:HX 65
650:HX 49
645:HX 47
267:U-853
244:U-853
226:• SS
208:Amick
70:U-853
1797:ISBN
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1542:K-58
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1148:1944
1031:UC 1
1011:TM 1
1005:1943
825:1942
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