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1240:Zwaardvisch
989:Campbeltown
897:Design 1047
632:Douwe Aukes
620:Douwe Aukes
604:Douwe Aukes
593:Douwe Aukes
578:World War I
547:Douwe Aukes
491:Douwe Aukes
464:Douwe Aukes
456:naval mines
437:Douwe Aukes
381:Douwe Aukes
367:Douwe Aukes
361:Description
347:Douwe Aukes
328:HNLMS
323:Douwe Aukes
321:HNLMS
303:) were two
285:Douwe Aukes
273:naval mines
45:Douwe Aukes
29:Douwe Aukes
1841:Categories
1753:Gelderland
1285:Pro Patria
1262:Minelayers
1118:Submarines
961:Destroyers
636:depot ship
616:Royal Navy
559:Depot ship
391:(698
377:minelayers
351:depot ship
335:Royal Navy
305:minelayers
248:Complement
195:Propulsion
90:Royal Navy
1767:Soerabaja
1500:Fomalhaut
1444:Bellatrix
1437:Aldebaran
1020:Corvettes
982:Van Galen
969:Admiralen
923:De Ruyter
674:Citations
660:kilowatts
642:in 1962.
630:estuary.
598:With the
536:Mined in
505:Launched
421:kilowatts
389:long tons
357:in 1962.
240:Endurance
147:Minelayer
114:Completed
109:1922–1960
101:1919–1922
63:Operators
1799:American
1781:Urania 2
1680:Poolster
1659:Janssens
1645:Colombia
1451:Eridanus
1430:Albatros
1387:Ardjoeno
1299:Nautilus
1292:Krakatau
1179:K series
1126:O series
1068:Gunboats
1000:Frigates
640:scrapped
589:launched
565:in 1962
525:Schiedam
502:Builder
474:and two
313:Schiedam
296:and the
256:Armament
221:2 shafts
57:Schiedam
52:Builders
1808:British
1774:Serdang
1673:Mercuur
1401:Djember
1233:Zeehond
1226:Dolfijn
774:Sources
523:Gusto,
448:calibre
441:ratings
411:to two
405:draught
399:with a
387:of 687
307:of the
187:Draught
130:Retired
55:Gusto,
1638:Pollux
1493:Sirius
1465:Femern
1394:Smeroe
1194:K VIII
1088:Flores
1081:Brinio
1072:sloops
1029:Frisio
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468:convoy
379:. The
374:-class
168:Length
87:
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27:HNLMS
1724:Other
1652:Mulan
1624:Orion
1604:TM-54
1597:TM-22
1583:TM-51
1514:Arend
1507:Merel
1486:Gemma
1472:Toern
1458:Enern
1306:Rigel
1271:Hydra
1218:Other
1208:K XIV
950:Tromp
646:Notes
563:scrap
511:Fate
499:Name
493:class
460:Hydra
433:knots
417:shaft
372:Hydra
355:scrap
301:class
299:Aukes
294:class
287:class
233:knots
228:Speed
98:Built
47:class
1590:TM-4
1576:TM-3
1549:P 21
1542:P 17
1479:Mico
1380:Alor
1201:K XI
1169:O 21
1162:O 19
1155:O 16
1148:O 12
1070:and
1053:G 13
916:Java
824:ISBN
805:ISBN
786:ISBN
606:and
429:coal
401:beam
365:The
343:mine
282:The
179:Beam
143:Type
122:Lost
41:Name
1806:ex-
1797:ex-
1687:D 1
1535:P 9
1528:P 5
1521:P 1
1407:ABC
1334:Ram
1187:K V
1141:O 9
1134:O 8
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212:kW
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