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at the bow and stern of the main deck of the merchant ships they were built on. Because the elevators were placed at the ends of the flight deck, pulleys were required for handling planes on and off of the elevators on the hangar deck, which was difficult in normal conditions, and impossible in rough
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rocket projectile. As well as carrying out their own attacks on U-boats, these aircraft identified target locations for the convoy's escorts to attack. Typically anti-submarine patrols would be flown between dawn and dusk. One aircraft would fly about 10 miles (16 km) ahead of the convoy, while
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Britain, in addition to having their 5-inch guns changed out for 4-inch guns, they would have their aviation fuel bunkers reduced to 44,800 imp gal (204,000 L; 53,800 US gal), from 186,286 US gal (705,170 L; 155,116 imp gal),
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in northern Norway. The convoy consisted of four merchant ships and five escorts; of these, all the merchant ships and one of the escorts were bombed and three of the merchant ships were set on fire. At the same time, other aircraft bombed and set on fire a large merchant ship at Bodø Harbour.See
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and visual observation in their search for U-boats. By 1944, it was usual to have two escort carriers working as a pair on convoy escort. Experience had shown it was best to have two composite squadrons. One squadron included fighters and the by then obsolete Fairey
Swordfish equipped with
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at the bow which was able to launch a 3.5 t (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons) aircraft at 61 kn (113 km/h; 70 mph). The hangar deck was 262 ft × 62 ft (80 m × 19 m), which was larger than previous escort carriers, but retained the
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air-to-surface vessel (ASV) radar for night patrols. The other squadron would be equipped with fighters and the
Grumman Avenger for long-range day patrols, as they could not be fitted with the ASV radar.
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was hit multiple times during the attack, killing over 100, and wounding over 300, of her crew. There was some damage to her superstructure but no bombs pierced the armoured deck.See also
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Atlantic forced the Germans to move some of them into the Indian Ocean. To counter this threat, a task force was formed with HMS
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were scrambled after the ship's radar had identified at least three aircraft approaching. The approaching bombers consisted of a mixed force of seven Focke-Wulf Fw 200 and
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s Fairey
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to conduct operations against Axis garrisons in the area. They then moved to the Indian Ocean, joining
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class ships was on 10 February 1944, when two Fairey Swordfish from the
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British Carrier Aviation: the Evolution of the Ships and their Aircraft
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All eleven ships survived the war and were eventually returned to the
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s flight deck is being used to transport replacement aircraft forward
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shot down two Blohm & Voss BV 138 seaplanes.
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located on either side of the stern. These were replaced with older
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in supporting the Allied armies in Burma. Here they supported the
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amphibious landings and interdicted Japanese shipping in the
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and three barriers at the stern of the ship, along with one
652:) at standard load and 14,170 long tons (14,400 t) at
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List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
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The Royal Navy and Maritime Power in the Twentieth Century
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1942 class of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
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and were then used to transport home prisoners of war.
2805:"THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (A 23059)"
2780:"THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (A 23059)"
2760:"THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (A 22631)"
2735:"THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (A 22631)"
2715:"THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (A 22179)"
2690:"THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (A 22179)"
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s aircraft successfully attacked a German convoy off
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3335:List of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
2616:. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press.
825:had six extra in place of twin 20 mm mounts.
1660:, each equipped with 24 Supermarine Seafires and
2052:: Atlantic 1943–1944, Arctic 1944, Normandy 1944
628:of 495 ft 8 in (151.08 m). Their
791:20-millimetre (0.79 in) Oerlikon AA cannon
632:was 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) at the
2567:. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press.
2003:: Atlantic 1943–1944, Norway 1944, Arctic 1944
1126:Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
1084:Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
1006:Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
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1540:in March 1944, Grumman Wildcat fighters from
413:Flight deck 442 by 88 feet (135 by 27 m)
8:
1716:and three surfaced U-boats. They guided the
1467:, 842 Squadron sank their second submarine,
2829:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1558:, a British-built escort carrier. On board
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787:40-millimetre (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns
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555:. Eleven of these were transferred to the
391:20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
2565:Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy
422:2 × 42-by-34-foot (13 by 10 m) lifts
274:23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) (mean)
2191:
1712:s planes sighted the German supply ship
1358:, 250-pound (110 kg) bombs, or the
1270:Western Pipe, San Francisco, California
1234:Western Pipe, San Francisco, California
1042:Western Pipe, San Francisco, California
704:and flight control is in the background.
2832:. Naval Historical Center. 7 April 2020
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821:had four extra 40 mm AA guns, and
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374:4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber guns
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1417:west of Iceland. On 4 March, while on
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4622:Laid down and completed after the war
1638:, along with the light fleet carrier
7:
2848:. Fleet Air Arm Officers Association
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817:had seven single 20 mm cannon.
779:4-inch (100 mm)/50 calibre Mk 9
771:5-inch (130 mm)/51 calibre guns
624:of 465 ft (142 m) with an
844:for Royal Navy safety reasons, and
277:26 ft (7.9 m) (deep load)
1989:: Atlantic 1942–1945, Salerno 1943
1878:-class ships arrived in the area,
931:Returned 5 January 1946, later SS
25:
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1495:being prepared for take off from
1320:Sold into merchant service as SS
1209:Sold into merchant service as SS
1173:Sold into merchant service as SS
211:14,400 long tons (14,630 t)
3013:
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785:(AA) defence consisted of eight
419:262 by 62 feet (80 by 19 m)
381:40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors
35:
4658:Escort aircraft carrier classes
2546:British Escort Carriers 1941-45
1646:landings in the south of France
4653:Attacker-class escort carriers
2671:Royal Navy Aces of World War 2
1970:All eleven ships were awarded
1720:to the supply ship, which was
1246:Returned 29 December 1945, SS
1096:Returned 29 December 1946, SS
1054:Returned 11 December 1946, SS
769:The ships were delivered with
486:class, under the terms of the
478:. With an increasing need for
1:
2673:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
2548:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
1743:In April 1944, aircraft from
513:and an operation against the
18:Attacker class escort carrier
4387:Harbour defence motor launch
2803:Imperial War Museum (2013).
2758:Imperial War Museum (2013).
2713:Imperial War Museum (2013).
1385:on an anti-submarine patrol.
919:, San Francisco, California
448:in service with the British
4648:Bogue-class escort carriers
663:boilers feeding steam to a
354:(33 km/h; 21 mph)
259:82 ft (25 m) (fd)
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4567:Merchant aircraft carriers
1444:. For the rest of the day
789:in twin mounts, and eight
659:Power was provided by two
240:440 ft (130 m) (
233:496 ft (151 m) (
226:465 ft (142 m) (
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2631:Poolman, Kenneth (1972).
1393:squadrons flying off the
1339:The snow-covered deck of
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2633:Escort Carrier 1941–1945
2612:Morison, Samuel (2002).
2563:Cocker, Maurice (2008).
1607:, Force V, commanded by
1421:, Fairey Swordfish from
580:Western Pipe & Steel
503:invasion of North Africa
446:escort aircraft carriers
79:Western Pipe & Steel
4616:Completed after the war
4581:Armed merchant cruisers
4392:Fairmile B motor launch
3445:Light aircraft carriers
2669:Thomas, Andrew (2007).
2654:. New York: Routledge.
2544:Konstam, Angus (2019).
1759:German battleship
1568:Blohm & Voss BV 138
966:Pascagoula, Mississippi
850:radio direction finders
601:, it was cooked in the
582:building four each and
574:in 1941 and 1942, with
515:German battleship
177:General characteristics
4588:Ocean boarding vessels
4574:Fighter catapult ships
2907:-class escort carriers
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1815:882 Naval Air Squadron
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1564:824 Naval Air Squadron
1522:881 Naval Air Squadron
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1423:816 Naval Air Squadron
1403:842 Naval Air Squadron
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670:connected to a single
541:Attack on Pearl Harbor
535:Design and description
469:Attack on Pearl Harbor
2809:IWM Collection Search
2778:Imperial War Museum.
2764:IWM Collection Search
2733:Imperial War Museum.
2719:IWM Collection Search
2688:Imperial War Museum.
2650:Speller, Ian (2004).
2635:. London: Ian Allan.
2595:Naval Institute Press
1827:
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1473:, on 1 May, and sank
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4526:Submarine depot ship
4420:-class river gunboat
4412:Insect-class gunboat
2824:"Altamaha I (AVG-6)"
1757:: the attack on the
1516:that was shadowing
1431:so severely damaged
1419:Arctic convoy patrol
1324:. Scrapped in 1964.
1213:. Scrapped in 1976.
1177:. Scrapped in 1973.
962:Ingalls Shipbuilding
718:Hawker Sea Hurricane
674:, giving 8,500
668:steam turbine engine
576:Ingalls Shipbuilding
73:Ingalls Shipbuilding
2591:Annapolis, Maryland
2386:, pp. 142–143.
2326:, pp. 146–148.
1974:by the Royal Navy.
1735:returning from the
1648:on 15 August 1944,
1591:Supermarine Seafire
862:
728:, and the American
722:Supermarine Seafire
408:Aviation facilities
4425:Type Two 63 ft HSL
4397:Motor torpedo boat
3783:Thornycroft type (
2923:United States Navy
2784:archive.iwm.org.uk
2739:archive.iwm.org.uk
2694:archive.iwm.org.uk
1950:-class ships, HMS
1946:. The other three
1872:Straits of Malacca
1836:
1798:On 26 April 1944,
1755:Operation Tungsten
1741:
1614:and consisting of
1601:
1570:on 22 August. For
1502:
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925:27 September 1941
861:Construction data
860:
841:
758:hydraulic catapult
734:Vought F4U Corsair
706:
661:Foster and Wheeler
545:United States Navy
529:United States Navy
467:shortly after the
461:United States Navy
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4507:Seaplane carriers
3775:Destroyer leaders
3383:Aircraft carriers
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3295:
3294:
2680:978-1-84603-178-6
2661:978-0-415-35004-4
2623:978-0-252-07062-4
2604:978-0-870-21054-9
2574:978-0-7524-4633-2
2555:978-1-4728-3625-0
2128:, pp. 80–81.
2099:, pp. 74–75.
1850:were sent to the
1582:Strike operations
1572:Operation Neptune
1514:Focke-Wulf Fw 200
1328:
1327:
1282:Scrapped 1946–48
1273:15 December 1941
1243:30 December 1943
1200:20 February 1942
1138:Scrapped 1946–48
1051:20 February 1943
1045:5 September 1941
979:Scrapped 1946–48
976:15 November 1942
852:(RDF) installed.
837:anti-aircraft gun
834:40 mm Bofors
549:C3 merchant ships
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116:Succeeded by
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2696:. Archived from
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1317:31 January 1943
1311:3 November 1941
1093:11 January 1943
1012:15 January 1942
928:10 October 1942
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714:fighter aircraft
698:Fairey Swordfish
665:General Electric
622:waterline length
620:The ships had a
611:air conditioning
570:. They were all
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463:had acquired 22
454:Second World War
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400:Aircraft carried
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2850:. Retrieved
2834:. Retrieved
2827:
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2808:
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2788:the original
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2444:Poolman 1972
2439:
2427:
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2415:
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2403:
2396:Speller 2004
2391:
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2379:
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2348:Poolman 1972
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2247:
2221:Poolman 1972
2216:
2209:Poolman 1972
2187:
2180:Konstam 2019
2165:Konstam 2019
2160:
2153:Morison 2002
2138:Poolman 1972
2133:
2121:
2097:Poolman 1972
2092:
2085:Morison 2002
2080:
2049:
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2028:
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2014:
2007:
2000:
1993:
1986:
1979:
1969:
1959:
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1943:
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1930:Captain Theo
1929:
1926:
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1895:Costel Forte
1894:
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1596:
1575:
1559:
1554:
1548:
1546:
1541:
1534:glider bombs
1525:
1518:Convoy OS 60
1512:shot down a
1509:
1503:
1497:
1481:
1475:
1469:
1464:
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1433:
1427:
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1321:
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1288:
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1228:
1219:
1211:Captain Theo
1210:
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1183:
1174:
1153:
1144:
1119:
1118:
1114:
1105:
1097:
1090:22 May 1942
1087:15 May 1941
1078:Block Island
1077:
1076:
1072:
1063:
1055:
1036:
1027:
1019:
999:
998:
994:
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954:
953:
949:
940:
933:Castel Forte
932:
917:Western Pipe
909:
908:
904:
895:
842:
822:
818:
814:
810:
806:
802:
798:
794:
768:
746:hangar decks
707:
692:
678:(6,300
658:
648:(7,900
619:
592:
565:
560:
547:acquired 22
538:
526:
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492:
483:
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458:
435:
434:
432:
330:Westinghouse
308:(6,300
297:(1,970
192:Displacement
120:
107:
58:
42:
29:
4628:Conversions
4539:Bonaventure
4483:Round Table
4169:Teviot Bank
4155:Port Quebec
4148:Port Napier
4025:Bridgewater
3785:Shakespeare
3567:Battleships
3413:Illustrious
3306:Long Island
3123:Ruler class
2504:Thomas 2007
2432:Cocker 2008
2324:Cocker 2008
2300:Cocker 2008
2240:Cocker 2008
2126:Cocker 2008
2114:Cocker 2008
2073:Cocker 2008
1923:Robin Trent
1612:Philip Vian
1603:During the
1276:7 May 1942
1175:Robin Trent
870:Pennant no.
773:mounted on
605:and served
452:during the
304:8,500
213:(full load)
103:Preceded by
4642:Categories
4463:Portuguese
4279:Submarines
4141:Menestheus
4092:Minelayers
4081:Black Swan
4060:Kingfisher
3806:Destroyers
3420:Implacable
3392:Courageous
3021:Royal Navy
2538:References
1958:, and HMS
1944:Corrientes
1939:, and HMS
1852:Aegean Sea
1780:Victorious
1692:destroyers
1690:, and the
1346:, May 1944
1322:Corrientes
1298:Mormacmail
1120:St. George
1115:Mormacland
1073:Mormacpenn
995:Mormacgulf
950:Mormacmail
880:Laid down
588:Lend-Lease
557:Royal Navy
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319:Propulsion
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207:(standard)
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4553:Maidstone
4520:Albatross
4418:Dragonfly
4254:Protector
4238:Netlayers
4134:Agamemnon
4101:Adventure
3988:Corvettes
3913:W & Z
3908:U & V
3903:S & T
3898:Q & R
3893:O & P
3888:L & M
3863:G & H
3858:E & F
3853:C & D
3848:A & B
3835:Ambuscade
3824:V & W
3427:Audacious
3406:Ark Royal
3286:Trumpeter
3188:Patroller
2852:7 October
2836:4 January
2492:IWM 2013f
2480:IWM 2013e
2468:IWM 2013d
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2372:IWM 2013b
2360:IWM 2013a
1902:Aagtekerk
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1231:(ACV-14)
1039:(ACV-14)
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4247:Guardian
4220:Algerine
4046:Shoreham
4032:Hastings
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3763:Minotaur
3749:Minotaur
3723:Arethusa
3611:Vanguard
3542:Activity
3530:Attacker
3516:Audacity
3482:Majestic
3475:Colossus
3315:Sangamon
3279:Trouncer
3146:Atheling
3091:Searcher
3042:Attacker
3031:Attacker
2967:Altamaha
2585:(1988).
2029:Searcher
1980:Attacker
1948:Attacker
1927:Searcher
1891:Attacker
1876:Attacker
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1840:Attacker
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1617:Attacker
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1395:Attacker
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866:RN Name
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615:hammocks
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484:Attacker
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367:Armament
350:18
169:Scrapped
66:Builders
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43:Attacker
4560:Titania
4532:Adamant
4513:Pegasus
4501:Roberts
4379:Coastal
4358:Amphion
4329:Grampus
4312:Rainbow
4194:Halcyon
4067:Bittern
4053:Grimsby
3963:Captain
3756:Neptune
3716:Leander
3709:Emerald
3702:Hawkins
3658:Hawkins
3583:Revenge
3556:Nairana
3523:Avenger
3489:Centaur
3468:Unicorn
3265:Speaker
3251:Slinger
3202:Puncher
3195:Premier
3174:Khedive
3167:Empress
3160:Emperor
3139:Arbiter
3112:Tracker
3105:Striker
3098:Stalker
3084:Ravager
3077:Pursuer
3049:Battler
2995:Croatan
2946:Copahee
2846:"Ships"
2814:3 April
2794:3 April
2769:3 April
2749:3 April
2724:3 April
2704:3 April
2050:Tracker
2043:Striker
2036:Stalker
2022:Ravager
2015:Pursuer
1987:Battler
1960:Striker
1956:Pursuer
1952:Battler
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1934:Stalker
1920:Ravager
1916:Almdijk
1893:became
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1860:Stalker
1848:Pursuer
1800:Pursuer
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1789:Tirpitz
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1750:Pursuer
1718:Roebuck
1707:Battler
1702:Roebuck
1681:Suffolk
1673:Battler
1662:Pursuer
1654:Stalker
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1635:Stalker
1623:Battler
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1526:Pursuer
1498:Pursuer
1382:Striker
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1289:Tracker
1256:Striker
1220:Stalker
1145:Ravager
1106:Pursuer
1098:Almdijk
1037:Croatan
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832:A twin
823:Striker
819:Pursuer
811:Stalker
807:Battler
693:Battler
638:draught
595:ratings
559:as the
517:Tirpitz
440:were a
269:Draught
197:10,200
161:Retired
145:Planned
108:Avenger
4494:Erebus
4452:Basset
4446:Castle
4227:Cybele
4201:Bangor
4122:Linnet
4115:Plover
4108:Abdiel
4011:Sloops
4001:Castle
3996:Flower
3968:Colony
3939:Daring
3928:Weapon
3923:Battle
3873:Tribal
3842:Amazon
3766:(1947)
3664:County
3631:Renown
3590:Nelson
3509:Archer
3461:Hermes
3258:Smiter
3230:Reaper
3070:Hunter
3063:Fencer
3056:Chaser
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2988:Breton
2974:Barnes
2960:Nassau
2920:
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2008:Hunter
2001:Fencer
1994:Chaser
1954:, HMS
1932:, HMS
1925:, HMS
1918:, HMS
1913:Hunter
1911:, HMS
1909:Sydney
1906:Fencer
1904:, HMS
1899:Chaser
1897:, HMS
1880:Chaser
1856:Fencer
1846:, and
1844:Hunter
1829:Chaser
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1770:Tromsø
1745:Fencer
1675:, the
1658:Hunter
1656:, and
1632:, and
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1555:Vindex
1510:Fencer
1465:Fencer
1446:Chaser
1428:Chaser
1408:Fencer
1343:Fencer
1303:BACV-6
1229:Hamlin
1193:ACV-22
1154:ACV-24
1064:Hunter
1056:Sydney
1028:Fencer
1000:Breton
986:Chaser
910:Barnes
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803:Hunter
801:, and
799:Chaser
766:seas.
763:camber
742:flight
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702:bridge
644:7,800
603:galley
599:messes
543:, the
480:convoy
417:Hangar
221:Length
4546:Forth
4473:Dance
4458:Isles
4434:Other
4323:River
4074:Egret
4039:Banff
3958:River
3794:Scott
3695:Danae
3536:Ruler
3454:Argus
3434:Malta
3399:Eagle
3317:class
3308:class
3272:Thane
3237:Ruler
3223:Ranee
3216:Rajah
3209:Queen
3181:Nabob
3153:Begum
3132:Ameer
3033:class
2932:Bogue
2905:Bogue
2528:FAAOA
2516:DANFS
2057:Notes
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1476:U-959
1470:U-277
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4468:Tree
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4298:Odin
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3883:Hunt
3829:Town
3742:Fiji
3735:Dido
3729:Town
3670:York
3638:Hood
3604:Lion
3244:Shah
2953:Core
2939:Card
2854:2010
2838:2021
2816:2013
2796:2013
2771:2013
2751:2013
2726:2013
2706:2013
2675:ISBN
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2569:ISBN
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2041:HMS
2034:HMS
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1150:D70
1111:D73
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4213:Auk
4207:MMS
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