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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000929638-18-000132
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180205
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180205
GROUP MEMBERS:		HARRY N. VAFIAS

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			StealthGas Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001328919
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-81487
		FILM NUMBER:		18574292

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		331 KIFISSIAS AVENUE
		STREET 2:		ERITHREA 14561
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		30 210 625 2849

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		331 KIFISSIAS AVENUE
		STREET 2:		ERITHREA 14561
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Flawless Management Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001328920
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		331 KIFISSIAS AVENUE
		STREET 2:		ERITHREA 14561
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		30 210 625 2849

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		331 KIFISSIAS AVENUE
		STREET 2:		ERITHREA 14561
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">(Amendment No.&#160; &#160;&#160; )<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">*</sup></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</div>

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<div>&#160;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">NUMBER OF</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">BENEFICIALLY</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">OWNED BY</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">EACH</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">REPORTING</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">PERSON WITH</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; WIDTH: 6.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">7</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">SOLE VOTING POWER</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">6,073,095</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 6.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">&#160;</td>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; WIDTH: 7.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8</div>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">SHARED VOTING POWER</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;0&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 70.16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; WIDTH: 7.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">9</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; WIDTH: 6.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">6,073,095</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 70.16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">&#160;</td>
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<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; WIDTH: 7.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">10</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; WIDTH: 6.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;0&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 70.16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">&#160;</td>
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<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; WIDTH: 9.52%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">11</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">6,073,095</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 6.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">&#160;</td>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">12</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 6.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: right">&#9744;</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">13</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">15</font>.2%&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 6.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">&#160;</td>
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<tr>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">14</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">OO</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">13D</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">1</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left">NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 144.35pt; TEXT-INDENT: -108.35pt">Harry N. Vafias</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2</div>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 360.35pt; TEXT-INDENT: -360.35pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP </font>(see instructions)</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">(a)&#160;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&#9744;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br>
</font>(b)&#160;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&#9744;</font></div>

<div>&#160;</div>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">3</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">SEC USE ONLY</div>

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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">4</div>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">Not applicable</div>
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<tr>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">5</div>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 396.35pt; TEXT-INDENT: -396.35pt">TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 6.31%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: right">&#9744;</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
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<tr>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">6</div>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">GREECE</div>
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<tr>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">NUMBER OF</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">BENEFICIALLY</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">OWNED BY</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">EACH</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">REPORTING</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">PERSON WITH</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; WIDTH: 6.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">7</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; WIDTH: 70.18%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">
<div>&#160;</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Item 1.</u>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Security and Issuer</u></font></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), of StealthGas Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;). The principal executive office of the Company is located at <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">331&#160;Kifissias&#160;Avenue, Erithrea 14561</font>, Athens, Greece. Information given in response to each item below shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items below.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">(a)-(c), (f) This Schedule 13D is being filed pursuant to a Joint Filing Agreement (attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference) by and between Flawless Management Inc., a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation (&#8220;Flawless&#8221;), and Harry N. Vafias in his personal capacity (sometimes collectively referred to as the &#8220;Reporting Persons&#8221;). The principal business of Flawless is investing in securities. The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o StealthGas Inc., <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">331&#160;Kifissias&#160;Avenue, Erithrea 14561</font>, Athens, Greece. The sole officer and director of Flawless is Harry N. Vafias who is the Director, President, Secretary and Treasurer of Flawless.&#160; Harry N. Vafias is an individual of Greek citizenship who is the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">(e) During the last five years, no Reporting Person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.</div>

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<div>instructions (a) through (j) of Item 4 of the form of Schedule 13D.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">JOINT FILING AGREEMENT, dated as of the February 5, 2018, between Flawless Management Inc. and Harry N. Vafias (collectively, the &#8220;Joint Filers&#8221;).</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">WHEREAS, pursuant to Rule&#160;13d-1(k)&#160;under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), the parties hereto desire to satisfy any filing obligation under Section&#160;13(d)&#160;of the Exchange Act by a single joint filing;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Joint Filers hereby agree and represent as follows:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">Each of the Joint Filers is responsible for the timely filing of Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein, provided that each such person is not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.</div>
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<div>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Joint Filing Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.</div>

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