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163:Yard number
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909:Categories
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755:9 December
722:9 December
694:References
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466:Suez Canal
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231:IMO number
158:£4,228,000
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80:1951–1966
713:"ORONSAY"
640:Musician
612:emigrated
537:Kaohsiung
497:Vancouver
393:From 1972
334:42,500shp
240:Call sign
195:Completed
171:Laid down
881:18 April
683:Bee Gees
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