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113:General characteristics
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424:Jane's Fighting Ships
422:Blackman, R.V.B. ed.
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271:Lincolnshire
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131:Displacement
81:24 June 1952
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1538:Libyan Navy
1493:Indian Navy
1297:Whippingham
1247:French Navy
1228:Wintringham
1135:Wintringham
1128:Whippingham
1016:Sandringham
631:Chillingham
596:Brantingham
409:18 December
359:, based in
353:Suez Crisis
258:, of which
254:of inshore
195:1,100
125:minesweeper
1779:1952 ships
1763:Categories
1645:Felmersham
1628:Sri Perlis
1616:Sri Johore
1604:Lanka Suka
1519:Hildersham
1514:Bimlipatan
1462:Ottringham
1448:Ghana Navy
1417:Frettenham
1388:Pâquerette
1369:Riplingham
1273:Rendlesham
1142:Woldingham
1114:Warmingham
1037:Shrivenham
1023:Saxlingham
1009:Riplingham
1002:Rendlesham
911:Ottringham
792:Hildersham
736:Frettenham
715:Felmersham
708:Everingham
701:Etchingham
610:Bucklesham
540:Bassingham
503:Royal Navy
439:Bassingham
393:Bassingham
374:References
345:Bassingham
325:Bassingham
321:Bassingham
275:Portsmouth
267:Bassingham
247:Bassingham
218:Complement
183:Propulsion
62:Bassingham
52:Bassingham
1633:Asheldham
1507:Littleham
1352:Jonquille
1328:Hortensia
1285:Petersham
1044:Sidlesham
988:Rampisham
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960:Powderham
953:Portisham
925:Petersham
890:Nettleham
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841:Littleham
806:Inglesham
799:Hovingham
785:Haversham
750:Georgeham
687:Edlingham
673:Dittisham
617:Cardinham
589:Bottisham
533:Asheldham
526:Arlingham
512:Abbotsham
368:broken up
329:Ley class
309:estuaries
262:Inglesham
260:HMS
252:Ham class
122:Ham-class
86:Completed
1678:Bodenham
1564:Greetham
1457:Afadzato
1424:Violette
1364:Myosotis
1316:Hibiscus
1309:Tibenham
1304:Geranium
1280:Capucine
1268:Aubepine
1211:Porpoise
1149:Wrentham
1093:Tibenham
1086:Thornham
1079:Thatcham
1072:Thakeham
764:Greetham
757:Glentham
722:Flintham
694:Elsenham
666:Davenham
652:Damerham
624:Chelsham
575:Bodenham
443:Archived
226:Armament
188:2 shaft
78:Launched
58:Namesake
1673:Al Saqr
1597:Boreham
1552:Harpham
1502:Bassein
1429:Mersham
1405:Pineham
1400:Petunia
1393:Kingham
1376:Oeillet
1345:Stedham
1340:Jasmine
1333:Mileham
1321:Sparham
1256:Armoise
1216:Neasham
1107:Tresham
1100:Tongham
1058:Stedham
1051:Sparham
1030:Shipham
995:Reedham
981:Rackham
939:Polsham
932:Pineham
883:Neasham
876:Mileham
862:Mersham
834:Ledsham
820:Kingham
778:Harpham
771:Halsham
743:Fritham
729:Fordham
680:Downham
659:Darsham
645:Cranham
603:Brigham
582:Boreham
568:Blunham
554:Birdham
361:Mombasa
341:Harwich
301:Lincoln
293:diesels
175:Draught
68:Builder
28:History
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1621:Altham
1609:Bedham
1592:Jerong
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1474:Malham
1469:Yogada
1445:
1412:Tulipe
1357:Sulham
1292:Dahlia
1261:Wexham
1244:
1204:Popham
1187:
1156:Yaxham
1121:Wexham
1065:Sulham
967:Pulham
946:Popham
918:Pagham
904:Odiham
897:Ockham
855:Malham
848:Ludham
827:Lasham
638:Cobham
561:Bisham
547:Bedham
519:Altham
500:
426:(1953)
305:rivers
290:Paxman
190:Paxman
146:Length
1640:Todak
1559:Zuara
1381:Isham
1199:Otter
813:Isham
391:"HMS
211:knots
206:Speed
1720:stub
1676:(ex-
1643:(ex-
1631:(ex-
1619:(ex-
1607:(ex-
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1550:(ex-
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1295:(ex-
1283:(ex-
1271:(ex-
1259:(ex-
1226:(ex-
1223:Seal
1214:(ex-
1202:(ex-
437:HMS
411:2010
317:beam
307:and
245:HMS
229:1 Ă—
167:Beam
105:Fate
50:HMS
47:Name
299:of
269:in
209:14
197:bhp
159:o/a
153:p/p
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