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363:as his flagship. He was appointed
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44:Rear Admiral Boyd at his desk as
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459:Sir Denis William Boyd
301:2nd Destroyer Flotilla
219:officer who served as
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152:2nd Destroyer Flotilla
528:Sir Thomas Troubridge
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578:1965 deaths
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482:19 November
360:Indomitable
337:Illustrious
257:World War I
179:World War I
138:Illustrious
21:Dennis Boyd
567:Categories
549:1946–1949
522:1943–1945
407:References
395:Later life
246:midshipman
242:Royal Navy
217:Royal Navy
99:Royal Navy
85:Allegiance
66:Manchester
59:1891-03-06
358:HMS
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68:, England
252:Fearless
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389:admiral
280:captain
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117:Admiral
504:Vacant
315:Vernon
189:Awards
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141:(1941)
95:branch
305:Malta
296:Hardy
244:as a
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484:2010
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113:Rank
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