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127:General characteristics
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271:Variety of
106:31 May 1942
1248:1942 ships
1237:Categories
1156:Queen Mary
695:Shipwrecks
502:References
463:(T 13), a
422:cargo hold
242:deadweight
194:Propulsion
1176:HMS
1165:HMS
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1115:USS
1066:USS
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1026:USS
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850:Natsugumo
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793:Komintern
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484:Algoa Bay
438:lifeboats
430:bulkheads
410:torpedoed
391:Cape Town
334:, in the
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821:Furutaka
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420:and the
267:deck gun
257:Armament
237:Capacity
103:Launched
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969:Palatia
882:Caribou
805:Orcades
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707:Curacoa
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373:Sinking
348:28°02′E
345:33°07′S
313:Puritan
81:Builder
34:History
1178:Phoebe
1134:Unique
1117:YP-345
1084:Abosso
1068:Hornet
1051:Porter
904:Drazki
872:Loreto
838:Duncan
815:Fubuki
802:, HMT
799:Camden
595:13 May
591:. 2011
569:13 May
565:. 2011
543:13 May
470:and a
446:Durban
151:Length
1167:Loyal
1127:U-116
1106:U-658
1100:U-559
1094:U-520
1074:U-627
1017:U-599
985:U-412
959:U-216
949:Oboro
933:U-353
917:U-661
888:Komet
856:U-597
783:U-171
761:U-179
735:U-619
729:U-582
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389:, to
387:Yemen
244:(DWT)
229:Range
222:knots
217:Speed
186:Draft
1207:1943
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1191:1941
1034:Yura
866:I-30
827:L-16
751:I-22
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383:Aden
330:off
249:Crew
178:Beam
119:Fate
53:Name
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