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213:Commissioned
188:
162:Sold to the
140:Reclassified
124:Commissioned
111:21 July 1941
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1859:Flying Fish
1802:Wallaceburg
1675:Wallaceburg
1619:Kapuskasing
1409:Rattlesnake
1052:Flying Fish
719:7 September
691:7 September
479:minesweeper
421:5,000
373:2,000
314:minesweeper
119:27 May 1942
1940:1942 ships
1924:Categories
1733:De Brouwer
1654:Rockcliffe
1556:Waterwitch
1528:Tanganyika
1514:Stormcloud
1388:Providence
1374:Postillion
1178:Magicienne
1059:Friendship
989:Cockatrice
882:Royal Navy
710:"Lecointe"
646:References
608:. She was
430:Complement
384:Propulsion
143:M230, 1949
21:HMS Cadmus
1842:Parakrama
1626:Middlesex
1220:Mary Rose
1143:Lightfoot
961:Chameleon
686:uboat.net
610:laid down
508:deep load
471:-powered
449:4 × twin
135:July 1946
108:Laid down
1892:Rosamund
1776:Winnipeg
1682:Winnipeg
1542:Truelove
1507:Squirrel
1493:Skipjack
1458:Rosamund
1437:Rifleman
1262:Myrmidon
1241:Minstrel
1185:Mameluke
1164:Lysander
1031:Felicity
1010:Espiegle
996:Coquette
968:Cheerful
926:Arcturus
912:Algerine
905:Albacore
864:Algerine
802:(1998).
614:launched
562:Algerine
551:fuel oil
504:standard
474:Algerine
438:Armament
389:2 shafts
309:Algerine
292:Scrapped
243:Callsign
229:Stricken
205:Acquired
195:Namesake
116:Launched
76:Namesake
1904:Pelorus
1750:Rosario
1745:De Moor
1738:Spanker
1726:Liberty
1647:Portage
1577:Welfare
1570:Welcome
1500:Spanker
1479:Seabear
1465:Rosario
1444:Rinaldo
1430:Regulus
1423:Recruit
1402:Rattler
1395:Pyrrhus
1367:Polaris
1346:Pincher
1332:Persian
1325:Pelorus
1311:Orestes
1304:Orcadia
1290:Octavia
1276:Nerissa
1234:Michael
1206:Marmion
1199:Mariner
1192:Mandate
1157:Loyalty
1150:Lioness
1136:Liberty
1115:Laertes
1024:Fantome
1003:Courier
982:Clinton
940:Bramble
919:Antares
606:Ireland
602:Belfast
533:geared
531:Parsons
524:ratings
520:draught
514:with a
396:geared
394:Parsons
354:Draught
179:Belgium
164:Belgium
102:Belfast
94:Builder
86:Ordered
47:History
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1854:Vijaya
1847:Pickle
1830:
1798:(1959)
1789:Cadmus
1785:(1950)
1772:(1959)
1770:Dufour
1759:(1951)
1757:Dufour
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1640:Oshawa
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1549:Vestal
1535:Thisbe
1521:Sylvia
1486:Serene
1472:Rowena
1451:Romola
1381:Prompt
1353:Plucky
1339:Pickle
1318:Ossory
1269:Mystic
1255:Mutine
1227:Melita
1213:Marvel
1171:Maenad
1129:Lennox
1101:Jaseur
1038:Fierce
954:Cadmus
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629:Cadmus
486:(M901)
476:-class
467:was a
465:(J230)
463:Cadmus
335:Length
311:-class
281:: M901
245:: ORJB
166:, 1950
154:: J230
80:Cadmus
70:Cadmus
41:(J230)
39:Cadmus
1814:Ready
1763:Fancy
1416:Ready
1360:Pluto
1283:Niger
1122:Larne
1108:Jewel
1094:Hydra
1087:Hound
1017:Fancy
975:Circe
947:Brave
933:Aries
898:Alarm
891:Acute
547:knots
418:Range
411:knots
409:16.5
406:Speed
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1563:Wave
1297:Onyx
1248:Moon
1080:Hare
1073:Gozo
808:ISBN
786:ISBN
767:ISBN
743:ISBN
721:2021
693:2021
560:The
516:beam
461:HMS
443:1 ×
392:2 ×
367:2 ×
346:Beam
288:Fate
224:1959
208:1950
185:Name
159:Fate
66:Name
37:HMS
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