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199:Rear-Admiral
124:5 April 1921
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1655:2006 deaths
1650:1921 births
1510:David Scott
1481:Key figures
1392:30.06.1962
1384:30.06.1956
1376:16.02.1950
1360:16.02.1942
1336:01.09.1939
1328:01.09.1938
1186:Submarines
1040:Thermopylae
947: (F85)
654:located in
562:. While in
313:Bill Jewell
88:David Scott
48:introducing
1644:Categories
1407:References
1310:Ranks held
1289:Executive
1237:Washington
1173:12.12.1966
1133:12.09.1963
1048:15.10.1956
1000:05.08.1952
953:11.01.1949
851:16.06.1945
761:06.04.1943
741:10.09.1942
721:09.06.1942
693:Vindictive
680:01.09.1938
656:Midlothian
566:he made a
485:submarines
433:destroyers
234:Royal Navy
181:Royal Navy
149:Allegiance
113:Birth name
31:references
1249:HMS
1233:Commander
1213:HMS
1147:HMS
1123:HMS
1100:HMS
1067:Dartmouth
1063:Dartmouth
1038:HMS
1014:HMS
994:Gateshead
945:Montclare
943:HMS
927:Meteorite
925:HMS
901:HMS
865:HMS
820:HMS
775:HMS
751:HMS
731:HMS
711:HMS
691:HMS
645:in 1977.
623:Chevaline
578:Promoted
557:HMS
553:Admiralty
535:HMS
489:torpedoes
472:Meteorite
470:HMS
463:The Hague
457:. At the
444:HMS
438:While in
413:Albanians
402:HMS
355:pneumonia
326:partisans
316:smuggled
302:HMS
275:HMS
268:HMS
264:Cherbourg
257:HMS
238:HMS
1102:Surprise
799:Seanymph
588:Pentagon
516:Amethyst
512:Amethyst
481:peroxide
475:, an ex-
446:Saumarez
431:and two
429:cruisers
363:Sardinia
167:Service/
1373:Lt.Cdr.
1341:A/S.Lt.
1241:SACLANT
1223:08.1971
1195:Gosport
1190:Dolphin
1179:02.1969
1154:Captain
1149:Adamant
1139:02.1964
1115:02.1963
1092:07.1961
1054:01.1957
1030:01.1956
1024:11.1954
1006:05.1953
959:05.1950
935:07.1948
875:04.1946
857:07.1945
844:Vulpine
791:06.1944
785:03.1944
767:12.1943
747:02.1943
733:Cyclops
727:08.1942
713:Revenge
707:02.1941
701:07.1939
686:04.1939
598:Polaris
549:US Navy
527:frigate
506:on the
498:to the
415:in the
367:Corsica
322:Algiers
282:Vulpine
259:Revenge
243:during
44:improve
1603:(2015)
1593:(1953)
1572:(2021)
1562:(1956)
1541:(2019)
1531:(2015)
1397:R.Adm.
1333:Midsh.
1285:Chief
1243:, and
1016:Andrew
992:, HMS
971:Terror
903:Volage
842:, HMS
797:, HMS
777:Seraph
753:Unruly
537:Andrew
500:C-in-C
451:Volage
409:C-in-C
404:Volage
390:Sicily
378:Seraph
374:Jewell
347:Huelva
304:Seraph
270:Seraph
240:Seraph
205:Awards
178:
169:branch
158:
137:Buried
33:, but
1581:Books
1550:Films
1519:Stage
1389:Capt.
1357:A/Lt.
1352:1941
1349:S.Lt.
1325:Cadet
1251:Saker
1125:Saker
1065:(HMS
867:Satyr
822:Umbra
643:K.B.E
455:Corfu
425:Corfu
286:Satyr
277:Umbra
1381:Cdr.
1317:Rank
1300:2006
1294:1980
1282:1980
1276:1976
1265:1976
1259:1973
1229:1973
1215:Fife
1201:1969
1188:HMS
1161:1965
1152:and
1109:1962
1086:1960
1074:1958
982:1951
917:1947
911:1946
893:1946
887:1946
836:1945
830:1945
812:1945
806:1944
639:C.B.
564:Fife
559:Fife
365:and
335:But
284:and
195:Rank
129:Died
121:Born
1365:Lt.
965:to
487:or
461:at
382:RAF
226:KBE
93:KBE
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