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282:Sensors and
220:32,000
159:Displacement
153:torpedo boat
125:Commissioned
95:East Prussia
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58:Nazi Germany
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1883:John Harvey
1877:John Bascom
1731:Soviet Navy
1679:French Navy
1349:Naval Radar
1124:engine room
894:star shells
879:MĂĽnsterland
869:hydrophones
857:Stevenstone
846:Wensleydale
818:MĂĽnsterland
814:MĂĽnsterland
690:Wensleydale
618:yard number
528:superfiring
516:gun shields
491:(62.0
461:metric tons
427:during the
312:4 Ă— single
265:2,400
239:2 Ă— geared
101:Yard number
31:Sister ship
2299:1941 ships
2278:Categories
2016:Felixstowe
1911:Kembu Maru
1860:Shipwrecks
1700:Le Lorrain
1688:L'Alsacien
1338:References
1151:Enterprise
1106:crippling
1104:Enterprise
1074:(Captain)
1068:at 14:05.
1062:Enterprise
1045:Enterprise
1011:Alsterufer
975:, trailed
972:Alsterufer
938:Alsterufer
667:Saint-Malo
630:working up
417:minefields
405:submarines
394:destroyers
274:Complement
236:2 Ă— shafts
231:Propulsion
2217:Worcester
2215:HMS
2157:HMS
2102:USS
2093:Hurricane
2091:HMS
2068:USS
2014:HMS
2003:USS
1938:HMS
1931:HMS
1390:Warship X
1239:Citations
1114:engaging
1050:sea spray
910:Limbourne
902:Charybdis
887:Charybdis
883:Limbourne
841:Limbourne
829:Grenville
823:Charybdis
759:Sept-ĂŽles
696:Glaisdale
602:laid down
568:and four
551:amidships
465:long tons
457:deep load
351:launchers
319:2 Ă— twin
173:deep load
109:Laid down
2213:23 Dec:
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2155:31 Dec:
2145:29 Dec:
2117:28 Dec:
2104:Brownson
2100:26 Dec:
2089:25 Dec:
2060:24 Dec:
2050:22 Dec:
2040:21 Dec:
2029:20 Dec:
2022:Numakaze
2012:18 Dec:
2001:17 Dec:
1991:16 Dec:
1978:Aquileia
1975:15 Dec:
1947:13 Dec:
1940:Tynedale
1933:Holcombe
1929:12 Dec:
1918:11 Dec:
1895:Testbank
1740:Primerny
1451:(2000).
1410:(2005).
1369:(1990).
1347:(1981).
1187:Kerlogue
1185:MV
1026:Kerlogue
992:cruisers
970:MV
960:MV
914:scuttled
900:spotted
851:Talybont
763:Brittany
709:Melbreak
684:Melbreak
663:Le Havre
659:fighters
652:Boulogne
622:launched
614:shipyard
598:Schichau
501:fuel oil
307:Armament
297:FuMO 21
166:standard
117:Launched
87:Schichau
2159:Clacton
2043:Norhauk
1902:4 Dec:
1868:2 Dec:
1799:Type 40
1793:Type 37
1159:founder
1136:Glasgow
1112:Glasgow
1066:Glasgow
1058:Glasgow
1039:Glasgow
923:captain
748:Lorient
717:U-boats
563:S-Gerät
535:AA guns
524:funnels
463:(1,274
332:AA guns
324:AA guns
290:S-Gerät
150:Type 39
83:Builder
75:Ordered
44:History
2148:Protée
2063:Dumana
2005:APc-21
1984:Nevada
1920:V 602
1889:Norlom
1773:DD-935
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835:Rocket
767:volley
679:Ushant
620:1484,
606:Elbing
341:30–60
182:Length
91:Elbing
2206:U-345
2175:U-972
2076:U-645
2070:Leary
2053:Niobe
2033:U-850
1968:U-593
1962:U-391
1956:U-172
1905:Chūyō
1200:Notes
1164:U-505
1139:'
1009:sank
1005:from
985:Ultra
890:'
865:'
736:U-106
671:Brest
574:radar
566:sonar
555:mines
489:knots
467:) at
453:draft
343:mines
299:radar
293:sonar
262:Range
255:knots
253:33.5
250:Speed
201:Draft
2246:1944
2238:1943
2230:1942
2196:Mars
2169:S-55
2120:Axum
1994:U-73
1776:(ex-
1743:(ex-
1710:(ex-
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1476:ISBN
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908:off
854:and
806:and
703:and
677:off
669:and
493:km/h
449:beam
402:Axis
400:and
359:The
347:4 Ă—
316:guns
243:sets
214:4 Ă—
193:Beam
133:Fate
104:1484
65:Name
2138:Z27
2132:T26
2126:T25
1778:T35
1745:T33
1705:T28
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1157:to
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1132:T22
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1120:T25
1116:T25
1108:Z27
1100:T26
1096:T25
1092:T22
1087:Z27
1081:Z23
956:GRT
952:T25
918:T25
906:bow
898:T23
862:T22
809:T27
803:T26
798:T23
794:T22
790:T25
771:T23
754:T25
743:I-8
730:T22
725:T24
721:T25
705:T24
701:T25
639:T24
634:T25
616:as
594:T25
497:mph
413:T25
382:T25
363:T25
277:206
267:nmi
222:shp
187:o/a
69:T25
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