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514:and her
398:Armament
261:corvette
225:Homeport
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175:Namesake
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671:SarandĂ
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476:of the
459:Helipad
424:AA guns
316:diesels
291:Draught
183:Builder
146:History
90:scholar
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587:Espora
572:Espora
557:Espora
533:Espora
512:Espora
482:Espora
469:Espora
405:Exocet
275:Length
258:-class
256:Espora
238:Active
235:Status
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678:with
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484:class
420:DARDO
335:Range
328:knots
323:Speed
97:JSTOR
83:books
1553:2017
1540:2015
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1074:ISBN
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924:2017
827:ISBN
765:and
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467:ARA
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