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Article : 132 wordsH.M.S. Formidable, a battleship of 15,000 tons, was sunk in the English Channel on Friday, either by a mine or an enemy's torpedo. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 4 Jan 1915, Page 9
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