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The ship was 70.6 metres (231 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 10.7 metres (35 ft 1 in). She had a depth of 6.2 metres (20 ft 4 in). The ship was assessed at 1,468
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was constructed in 1904 with yard no. 50 at the Framnæs
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was carrying a cargo of groundnuts. The ship sank to a depth of over 80 metres (260 ft).
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driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 128
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cargo ship that was destroyed with explosive charges by
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288:. She was completed in August 1904 under the name
245:30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Ouessant,
116:Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted - FMV - (Framnæs) A/S
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174:70.7 metres (231 ft 11 in)
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190:6.2 metres (20 ft 4 in)
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790:Ships sunk with no fatalities
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145:General characteristics
327:was on a voyage from
323:On 22 February 1917,
140:Sunk 22 February 1917
765:Steamships of Norway
471:HM Armed Smack
385:Miramar Ship Index
108:Sandefjord, Norway
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163:1,468
132:August 1904
121:Yard number
83:(1915–1917)
70:(1912–1915)
57:(1904–1912)
755:1904 ships
749:Categories
736:March 1917
503:California
493:Housatonic
461:Shipwrecks
380:(5602333)"
358:References
282:Sandefjord
203:Propulsion
154:Cargo ship
678:HMS
659:Tyndareus
518:HMS
473:Inverlyon
412:29 August
344:Finistère
333:Liverpool
300:in 1915.
263:Liverpool
247:Finistère
232:Norwegian
129:Completed
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337:SM
329:Rufisque
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236:SM
214:10 Knots
68:Bøilefos
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669:Mantola
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638:Laconia
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319:Sinking
259:Senegal
241:in the
160:Tonnage
113:Builder
26:History
18:SS Ajax
520:Ghurka
483:Elikon
406:"Ajax"
390:2 July
348:France
286:Norway
251:France
230:was a
171:Length
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608:Mendi
598:UC-18
582:Athos
572:Minas
562:Geier
552:Afric
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526:UC-39
339:UC-17
238:UC-17
211:Speed
187:Depth
90:Owner
719:1918
711:1917
703:1916
618:Ajax
588:U-83
414:2015
392:2020
378:Ajax
352:Ajax
325:Ajax
298:Ajax
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278:Ajax
227:Ajax
179:Beam
150:Type
137:Fate
81:Ajax
55:Spir
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