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596:, but it was the motor lifeboat Henry Vernon
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876:. London. 1 July 1924. pp. 13 & 19.
872:"Lifeboat-men's Gallantry, Court Circular".
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824:"The Wrecked Hospital Ship".
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839:"Hospital Ship Wreck".
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765:, Series 7
665:References
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472:Rohilkhand
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449:sea trials
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889:The Times
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859:The Times
841:The Times
826:The Times
743:6 January
598:Tynemouth
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410:Dumbarton
343:passenger
221:troopship
133:Completed
33:Port Said
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1018:Arbroath
1003:Lifeboat
653:See also
627:Coxswain
464:Rohillas
424:, while
305:Capacity
223:, later
125:Launched
1602:Rohilla
1485:Ophelia
1479:Noordam
1431:Rohilla
1309:Pallada
1285:6 Oct:
1134:Rohilla
1102:Rescues
1073:St Ives
1053:Padstow
1028:Caister
917:30 July
809:29 July
787:30 July
604:Titanic
556:Dunkirk
544:Rohilla
536:Rohilla
529:Rohilla
514:Rohilla
487:Rohilla
468:Pashtun
460:Rohilla
434:Rohilla
426:Rohilla
393:Belfast
381:Rohilla
376:History
364:in the
348:of the
346:steamer
338:Rohilla
231:Tonnage
111:Belfast
103:Builder
90:Glasgow
73:Rohilla
41:History
29:Rohilla
1442:Hermes
1372:Glitra
1142:Suevic
1083:Seaham
1058:Penlee
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370:Whitby
341:was a
246:Length
150:124149
35:, 1914
1463:Akula
1421:Tiger
1383:Temes
1320:Hawke
1156:Lelia
1116:Daunt
1093:Wells
763:Coast
761:BBC:
476:Delhi
445:knots
437:'
420:with
418:screw
404:from
358:India
313:Notes
298:knots
296:16.6
293:Speed
262:Depth
201:Notes
95:Route
79:Owner
1514:1915
1506:1914
1498:1913
1351:S119
1344:S115
1289:S116
941:ISBN
919:2014
811:2014
789:2014
745:2020
697:ISBN
621:The
575:gale
554:for
520:Loss
506:Rewa
414:Rewa
401:Rewa
356:and
324:Rewa
254:Beam
213:Type
193:Fate
156:HJQK
69:Name
516:).
408:at
391:of
275:ihp
240:NRT
236:GRT
146:UK
120:381
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