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482:"Expedition to Middleton Reef, Lord Howe Island"
357:In 2012, the wreck was still partially intact.
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319:On 19 February 1961 while en route from
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430:"SALVAGE OF FREIGHTER ABANDONED"
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311:(31 km/h; 20 mph).
1019:Shipwrecks in the Tasman Sea
295:(GRT) of 13,587 tons, and a
69:Shaw, Savill and Albion Line
456:"CREW FROM RUNIC IN SYDNEY"
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1014:Maritime incidents in 1961
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158:561 ft (171 m)
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223:refrigerated cargo ship
138:Refrigerated cargo ship
129:General characteristics
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893:April (unknown date):
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293:gross register tonnage
803:Afonso de Albuquerque
404:Haws, Duncan (1987).
354:and taken to Sydney.
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866:Santa Maria
822:USCGC
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328:ran aground
284:Description
247:New Zealand
89:Yard number
994:1949 ships
988:Categories
947:Wave Chief
709:USNS
592:De Vilhena
541:Shipwrecks
380:. The Yard
361:References
336:Tasman Sea
305:propellers
190:Propulsion
81:shipyard,
926:Bianca C.
854:HMS
813:Allegrity
792:Allegrity
782:Bluebelle
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752:Halronell
722:Guardfish
720:USS
670:Albatross
658:USS
623:Dominator
492:22 August
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340:hurricane
278:same name
243:Australia
225:built at
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886:Ivernia
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845:Arcadia
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824:Triumph
711:Potomac
690:Baldwin
687:6 Jun:
667:3 May:
649:Baldwin
589:3 Feb:
582:Yarasli
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486:YouTube
378:"Runic"
334:in the
231:Belfast
144:Tonnage
83:Belfast
75:Builder
36:History
30:in 1951
856:Oberon
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352:Arabic
291:had a
262:Suevic
256:Persic
221:was a
155:Length
896:Crane
700:CL-54
613:Runic
603:Huron
344:Runic
325:Runic
309:knots
289:Runic
270:Runic
218:Runic
198:Speed
174:three
171:Decks
65:Owner
59:Runic
28:Runic
973:1962
960:1960
945:RFA
916:K-19
876:Dara
801:NRP
639:Dara
601:USS
572:S-80
562:Egoz
494:2018
468:2018
442:2018
410:ISBN
386:2018
315:Loss
259:and
245:and
206:Crew
163:Beam
134:Type
121:Fate
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