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1965:March 1943
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1716:Haltenbank
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1002:Mispillion
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1657:USS
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1529:Louisburg
1490:HMS
1477:USS
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1218:Chikaskia
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536:Salamonie
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1666:17 Feb:
1655:16 Feb:
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1619:12 Feb:
1609:11 Feb:
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1492:Welshman
1485:Makigumo
1479:De Haven
1418:Waccamaw
1397:Navasota
1372:Tolovana
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1856:6 Feb:
1849:Grouper
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1759:Weyburn
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1570:8 Feb:
1536:7 Feb:
1525:6 Feb:
1515:4 Feb:
1499:3 Feb:
1475:1 Feb:
1302:Manatee
1225:Chipola
1190:Cacapon
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925:Chipola
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1714:V 408
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911:Severn
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813:Sabine
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663:20 May
530:, 1953
524:, and
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192:Length
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1709:U-562
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284:20 mm
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243:Speed
208:Draft
171:oiler
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1940:1943
1932:1942
1807:HMT
1669:U-69
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1572:HMT
733:2009
693:here
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268:4 ×
237:NSFO
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