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| | MISSING AND LOST SHIPS OF THE WORLD |
 | | In addition to the vessel's name, useful details include the site of the casualty, the date of the accident, the ship's port of registry, the ship's official number, and the year the vessel was constructed. |
 | | The geographic location together with the date of the casualty follow next in priority of importance, and in fact it is very difficult to identify shipwrecks and their potential archival records without at least one of these details. |
 | | The port of registry, ship's number, and construction date comprise information of comparatively lesser utility, but do help to confirm the identity of individual vessels. |
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