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166:Turpin, Edward A.; McEwen, William A. (1980).
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488:Standard displacement
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304:Under keel clearance
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598:(Qatar-max)
367:Specialized
358:Net tonnage
632:Categories
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141:References
129:2012-12-07
63:Length BPP
602:Seawaymax
572:Handysize
507:Stability
336:Worldwide
320:Air draft
294:Freeboard
105:Citations
75:sternpost
617:Yamalmax
562:Chinamax
557:Capesize
552:Baltimax
413:Capacity
93:See also
607:Suezmax
591:Péniche
582:Panamax
547:Aframax
446:Archaic
420:Current
388:Archaic
343:Tonnage
261:Breadth
87:draught
83:vessels
539:Limits
471:Weight
329:Volume
313:Height
235:Length
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284:Draft
277:Depth
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519:List
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172:ISBN
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67:ship
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59:LBP
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