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The list of ship launches in 1937 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1937.
8 January
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United States
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Brooklyn, New York
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Spencer
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Treasury-class cutter
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United States Coast Guard
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12 January
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United States
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Mare Island Navy Yard
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Vallejo, California
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Henley
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Bagley-class destroyer
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United States Navy
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14 January
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United States
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Charleston Navy Yard
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Charleston, South Carolina
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Bibb
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Treasury-class cutter
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United States Coast Guard
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28 January
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United Kingdom
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John Brown & Company
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Clydebank
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Ilex
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I-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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7 February
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Germany
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Blohm + Voss
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Hamburg
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Admiral Hipper
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Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
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Kriegsmarine
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11 February
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United Kingdom
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Yarrow Shipbuilders
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Scotstoun, Glasgow
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Ivanhoe
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I-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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[1]
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20 February
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Germany
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seaplane tender
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For the Luftwaffe
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1 March
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United Kingdom
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J. Samuel White
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Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Impulsive
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I-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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[2]
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6 March
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Netherlands
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Wilton-Fijenoord
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Schiedam
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Nederland
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Tanker
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Merchant
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For Nederlandsche Pacific Petroleum Maatschappij[3]
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12 March
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Germany
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Germaniawerft
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Kiel
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Erich Giese
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Type 1934A-class destroyer
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Kriegsmarine
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13 March
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United States
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Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
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Kearny, New Jersey
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Somers
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Somers-class destroyer
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United States Navy
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18 March
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Germany
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Germaniawerft
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Kiel
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Erich Koellner
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Type 1934A-class destroyer
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Kriegsmarine
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21 March
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Germany
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Blohm & Voss
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Hamburg
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Friedrich Eckoldt
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Type 1934A-class destroyer
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Kriegsmarine
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23 March
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Germany
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Howaldtswerke
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Kiel
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seaplane carrier
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For civilian service
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24 March
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United Kingdom
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Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Govan, Glasgow
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Liverpool
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Town-class cruiser
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Royal Navy
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10 April
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Netherlands
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N.V. Rotterdam Drydock Company
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Rotterdam
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Nieuw Amsterdam
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Ocean liner
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Rotterdam-New York
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For Holland America Line
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12 April
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United Kingdom
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R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company
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Hebburn, England
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Manchester
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Town-class cruiser
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Royal Navy
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[4]
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5 May
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Nazi Germany
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Blohm + Voss
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Hamburg
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Wilhelm Gustloff
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Hamburg Süd
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For Kraft durch Freude
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6 May
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United States
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Puget Sound Navy Yard
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Bremerton, Washington
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Patterson
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Bagley-class destroyer
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United States Navy
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8 May
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation
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Camden, New Jersey
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Savannah
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Brooklyn-class cruiser
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United States Navy
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8 June
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Germany
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Deutsche Werke
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Kiel
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Blücher
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Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
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Kriegsmarine
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8 June
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Armstrong
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Walker, Newcastle
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Afridi
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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8 June
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Armstrong
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Walker, Newcastle
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Cossack
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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[5]
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22 June
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Armstrong
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Govan, Glasgow
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Tanker
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British Tanker Company
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[6]
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7 July
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United Kingdom
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Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
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Govan, Glasgow
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Gurkha
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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14 July
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United Kingdom
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J. Samuel White
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Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Bittern
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Bittern-class sloop
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Royal Navy
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[7]
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25 July
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Kingdom of Italy
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Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
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Trieste
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Vittorio Veneto
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Littorio-class battleship
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Regia Marina
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14 August
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United States
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard
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Portsmouth, Virginia
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Blue
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Bagley-class destroyer
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United States Navy
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18 August
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Norway
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Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard
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Horten
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Nordkapp
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fishery protection vessel
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Royal Norwegian Navy
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19 August
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Germany
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DeSchiMAG
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Bremen
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Diether von Roeder
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Type 1936-class destroyer
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Kriegsmarine
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22 August
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Kingdom of Italy
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Gio. Ansaldo & C.
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Sestri Ponente, Genoa
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Littorio
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Littorio-class battleship
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Regia Marina
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24 August
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United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson
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Wallsend
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Somali
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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26 August
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United States
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New York Naval Yard
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Brooklyn, New York
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Honolulu
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Brooklyn-class cruiser
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United States Navy
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2 September
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United Kingdom
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Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
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Govan, Glasgow
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Maori
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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3 September
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Armstrong
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Walker, Newcastle
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Eskimo
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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3 September
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Armstrong
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Walker, Newcastle
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Mashona
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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23 September
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United Kingdom
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Alexander Stephen and Sons
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Govan, Glasgow
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Zulu
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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[8]
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2 October
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation
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Camden, New Jersey
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Nashville
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Brooklyn-class cruiser
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United States Navy
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5 October
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Armstrong
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Barrow-in-Furness, England
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Undine
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U-class submarine
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Royal Navy
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[9]
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6 October
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United Kingdom
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Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Greenock, Scotland
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Matabele
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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9 October
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United States
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Bethlehem Steel Company
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Sparrows Point, Maryland
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Gulfwave
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Oil tanker
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Gulf Oil Corporation
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15 October
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United Kingdom
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John I. Thornycroft & Company
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Woolston, Hampshire
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Mohawk
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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19 October
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United Kingdom
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Devonport Dockyard
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Devonport, England
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Gloucester
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Town-class cruiser
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Royal Navy
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[10]
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21 October
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United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson
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Wallsend
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Tartar
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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30 October
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Germany
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Blohm + Voss
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Hamburg
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Albert Leo Schlageter
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Gorch Fock-class Sail training ship
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Kriegsmarine
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5 November
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United Kingdom
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William Denny and Brothers
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Dunbarton, Scotland
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Ashanti
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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16 November
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United States
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Philadelphia Navy Yard
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Wichita
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Unique cruiser
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United States Navy
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1 December
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Germany
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DeSchiMAG
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Bremen
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Hans Lüdemann
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Type 1936-class destroyer
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Kriegsmarine
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2 December
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United Kingdom
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Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Greenock, Scotland
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Cachalot
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Grampus-class submarine
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Royal Navy
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[11]
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17 December
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United Kingdom
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Alexander Stephen & Sons
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Linthouse
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Sikh
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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18 December
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United Kingdom
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Alexander Stephen & Sons
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Linthouse
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Punjabi
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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21 December
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United Kingdom
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William Denny and Brothers
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Dunbarton, Scotland
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Bedouin
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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[12]
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21 December
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United Kingdom
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John I. Thornycroft & Company
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Woolston, Hampshire
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Nubian
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Tribal-class destroyer
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Royal Navy
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22 December
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United Kingdom
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Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
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Troon, Ayrshire
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Franklin
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Halcyon-class minesweeper
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Royal Navy
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22 December
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Germany
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DeSchiMAG
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Bremen
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Hermann Künne
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Type 1936-class destroyer
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Kriegsmarine
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Deutsche Werft AG
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Hamburg
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Algol
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Coastal tanker
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Merchant
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For Trelleborgs Angfabrik Nya A/B
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Unknown date
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Germany
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F Schichau GmbH
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Elbing
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Gabelsflach
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Coastal tanker
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Kriegsmarine
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Inkosi
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Refrigerated cargo liner
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Merchant
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For Charente Steamship Co Ltd
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Lübecker Flender-Werke AG
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Lübeck
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Marie Fisser
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Cargo ship
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Merchant
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For Fisser & van Doornum
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Neptun AG
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Rostock
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Messina
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Cargo ship
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Merchant
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For Robert Miles Sloman Jr
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Stettiner Oderwerke AG
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Stettin
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Saar
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Cargo ship
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Merchant
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For R C Gribel
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau
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Bremen
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Unitas 4
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Whaler
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Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH, Hamburg
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau
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Bremen
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Unitas 5
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Whaler
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Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH, Hamburg
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau
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Bremen
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Unitas 8
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Whaler
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Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH, Hamburg
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Notes[]
- ^ Colledge (2003), p170
- ^ Colledge (2003), p166
- ^ "Motortankschip Nederland te water gelaten". De Maasbode. 7 March 1937.
- ^ Colledge (2003), p205
- ^ Colledge (2003), p85
- ^ "Mails and Shipping". The Times. No. 47726. London. 26 June 1937. col G, p. 26.
- ^ Colledge (2003), p51
- ^ Colledge (2003), p367
- ^ Colledge (2003), P338
- ^ Colledge (2003), p140
- ^ Colledge (2003), p64
- ^ Colledge (2003), p47
References[]
- Colledge, J.J. & Warlow, Ben (2003), Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill ISBN 1-85367-566-0
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