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Article : 50 wordsIt is reported that an explosion sank the German light cruiser Karlsrube (4820 tons) at the end of 1914. An American coastal ship saved nearly ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 19 Mar 1915, Page 7
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