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170:2,700 long tons (2,700 t)
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560:4.5-inch Mk V/Mk 6 gun turret
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995:"Lots of fire, but no smoke"
958:Herald Sun Columnists' Blogs
857:Stevens, David, ed. (2001).
734:Pearl Harbor (2001) – Trivia
144:Sunk as target, 14 June 1999
500:, Albany, Western Australia
433:independence from Australia
262:Limbo anti-submarine mortar
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358:lost following a collision
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514:Mark 48 Mod 4 torpedo
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308:Royal Australian Navy
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167:Displacement
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1193:114°47′00″E
721:Underwood,
603:, pp. 197–8
478:Vietnam War
301:River-class
245:Krupp Atlas
158:River-class
128:Honours and
1241:1968 ships
1220:Categories
1190:31°47′00″S
1087:Parramatta
1015:1 November
984:1 November
980:. imdb.com
968:1 November
792:References
779:2 December
755:Herald Sun
736:, imdb.com
525:HMAS
523:submarine
471:HMAS
456:Miss Chief
426:HMAS
401:HMAS
362:HMAS
348:HMAS
341:HMAS
326:propaganda
319:HMAS
277:ASW system
230:Complement
199:Propulsion
34:HMA Ships
1111:Based on
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850:254773862
660:Navy News
574:Citations
553:Hezbollah
452:Melbourne
450:and HMAS
406:in 1985.
403:Melbourne
364:Melbourne
355:destroyer
266:1 × quad
88:Laid down
63:Australia
1158:Adelaide
1113:Type 12I
1069:Rothesay
1064:Type 12M
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590:, p. 197
527:Farncomb
482:Vũng Tàu
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321:Farncomb
252:Armament
96:Launched
69:Namesake
1136:Torrens
1118:Leander
1101:Derwent
549:Torrens
539:Torrens
532:Torrens
519:Collins
510:Torrens
506:Torrens
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374:Leander
350:Voyager
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312:Torrens
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306:of the
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191:Draught
80:Builder
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299:was a
284:– 1989
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175:Length
130:awards
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1080:Yarra
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656:(PDF)
504:HMAS
293:HMAS
275:Ikara
222:Range
214:Speed
120:Motto
41:Yarra
1129:Swan
1017:2009
986:2009
970:2009
920:OCLC
910:ISBN
873:OCLC
863:ISBN
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836:ISBN
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781:2015
558:Her
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