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Jutland was ultimately an expensive stalemate; both sides suffered further losses during the night action but the strategic situation remained unchanged. The Royal
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lively of mind, enterprising, courageous, handsome, and youthful in appearance … His lineage was pure Royal Navy, at its most gallant".
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495:Mahdist War
483:Sans Pareil
203:Mahdist War
81:31 May 1916
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1282:1914–1915
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1162:References
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869:Invincible
853:Invincible
849:Invincible
830:Queen Mary
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414:midshipman
392:Royal Navy
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101:Allegiance
90:Invincible
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191:(1903–05)
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183:(1906–07)
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