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The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk) 05:48, 14 February 2013 (UTC).
SS Sirius (1885)
[edit]- ... that when the cargo ship Sirius was sunk by a German bomber during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign, the 55-year-old steamer broke in two lengthwise and "opened up like a book"?
- Reviewed: Radiohola
Created by Manxruler (talk).Self nom at 19:19, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Looks good to me - age and length fine, taking the Norwegian quote on trust :-) Andrew Gray (talk) 10:04, 11 February 2013 (UTC)