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107:Yard number
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1305:1912 ships
1284:Categories
912:HMAS
688:Iron Crown
637:HMAS
627:Shipwrecks
548:"Everalda"
532:References
389:Cape Henry
353:Hartlepool
303:Cargo ship
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240:Propulsion
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769:Yorktown
639:Kuttabul
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483:Everalda
479:Everalda
432:Everalda
424:Everalda
413:Everalda
405:Everalda
393:Everalda
369:Everalda
349:Everalda
298:Everalda
131:Acquired
115:Launched
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507:70°45′W
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409:U-158's
364:Sinking
319:Bermuda
277:8 knots
197:Tonnage
99:Builder
19:History
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1114:Medway
1062:Tuxpam
965:YP-389
914:Nestor
877:Trento
871:Thurso
762:Gannet
739:Mikuma
385:Brazil
335:Brazil
268:Brazil
208:Length
93:Latvia
1120:U-158
1072:Diana
1018:USAT
865:Hasty
834:U-157
812:Grove
755:Edith
722:Hiryū
710:Akagi
700:Sōryū
655:U-652
645:Malmö
489:Wreck
475:U-158
445:U-158
428:U-158
417:U-158
401:U-158
274:Speed
224:Depth
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48:Mokta
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992:P514
990:HMS
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887:Argo
785:Said
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581:2020
556:2020
282:Crew
216:Beam
187:Type
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