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616:Bristol Privateers and Ships of War
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16:West Indiaman launched in Bristol
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614:Powell, J. W. Damer (1930).
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90:General characteristics
638:Ships built in Bristol
603:Latimer, John (1893).
227:on 28 September 1778.
443:(1776), seq.No.C454.
577:"The Marine List".
554:"The Marine List".
516:"The Marine List".
493:"The Marine List".
187:Bristol-Petersburg
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320:R.Hunter?
315:J.Langley
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270:A.Frizwell
179:Jn.Wallace
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