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1573:Sakito Maru
1529:L'Audacieux
1497:New Sevilla
1375:Deutschland
518:Nova Scotia
488:West Indies
476:West Indies
407:Description
361:cargo liner
280:4,055
270:6,618
156:Yard number
1669:1937 ships
1663:Categories
1604:Resolution
1445:Crown Arun
1325:Shipwrecks
1274:Ocean ship
1260:See also:
690:References
662:HMCS
576:Royal Navy
385:cargo ship
377:Royal Navy
326:Propulsion
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626:New York
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164:Launched
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710:25 June
684:Belgium
676:Planter
664:Nanaimo
553:Bermuda
514:Halifax
451:History
431:⁄
400:Planter
265:Tonnage
145:Builder
58:Planter
35:History
28:Planter
1583:Méduse
1535:Persée
1463:V 304
1452:Sussex
1423:Dundee
1392:Inkosi
1389:, HMS
1386:Inanda
1373:V 403
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522:Inkosi
508:HXF 11
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492:Inkosi
472:London
456:Inkosi
444:Inkosi
353:Inkosi
294:Length
230:164328
46:Inkosi
1433:Borea
1245:Th–Ty
1240:Ta–Te
1235:Si–Sy
1230:Sa–Sh
1160:Co–Cy
1155:Ca–Cl
1060:(PDF)
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680:Ghent
634:sugar
557:Clyde
543:HX 58
526:pitch
342:Notes
310:Depth
67:Owner
1633:1941
1625:1940
1617:1939
1545:Ajax
1491:Java
1384:HMS
1357:U-57
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760:link
740:ISBN
712:2017
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