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was decommissioned on 12 January and turned over to the New
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September. Her registered length was 193.1 ft (58.9 m), her beam was 35.8 ft (10.9 m) and her depth was 11.6 ft (3.5 m). Her
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606:AK-62. This was changed to AG-50 on 23 September.
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678:During the next few months,
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955:Merchant ships of Singapore
663:dive bombers. Protected by
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970:Ships of Papua New Guinea
499:Building and early career
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965:Ships built in Leith
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