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403:
387:long overall
376:
351:
340:
338:
337:
198:Displacement
186:
123:Commissioned
68:
38:
25:
1746:Flying Fish
1689:Wallaceburg
1562:Wallaceburg
1506:Kapuskasing
1296:Rattlesnake
939:Flying Fish
359:during the
357:minesweeper
299:5,000
251:2,000
192:minesweeper
1827:1944 ships
1811:Categories
1620:De Brouwer
1541:Rockcliffe
1443:Waterwitch
1415:Tanganyika
1401:Stormcloud
1275:Providence
1261:Postillion
1065:Magicienne
946:Friendship
876:Cockatrice
769:Royal Navy
606:9 December
561:References
555:Cumberland
536:Portsmouth
524:HMS Plucky
478:. She was
308:Complement
262:Propulsion
118:6 May 1944
1729:Parakrama
1513:Middlesex
1107:Mary Rose
1030:Lightfoot
848:Chameleon
601:uboat.net
512:based in
499:Singapore
480:laid down
383:deep load
349:-powered
341:Chameleon
327:4 × twin
107:Laid down
79:Chameleon
69:Chameleon
39:Chameleon
1779:Rosamund
1663:Winnipeg
1569:Winnipeg
1429:Truelove
1394:Squirrel
1380:Skipjack
1345:Rosamund
1324:Rifleman
1149:Myrmidon
1128:Minstrel
1072:Mameluke
1051:Lysander
918:Felicity
897:Espiegle
883:Coquette
855:Cheerful
813:Arcturus
799:Algerine
792:Albacore
751:Algerine
689:(1998).
532:Rifleman
503:Far East
484:launched
437:Algerine
426:fuel oil
379:standard
352:Algerine
316:Armament
267:2 shafts
187:Algerine
170:Scrapped
115:Launched
75:Namesake
1791:Pelorus
1637:Rosario
1632:De Moor
1625:Spanker
1613:Liberty
1534:Portage
1464:Welfare
1457:Welcome
1387:Spanker
1366:Seabear
1352:Rosario
1331:Rinaldo
1317:Regulus
1310:Recruit
1289:Rattler
1282:Pyrrhus
1254:Polaris
1233:Pincher
1219:Persian
1212:Pelorus
1198:Orestes
1191:Orcadia
1177:Octavia
1163:Nerissa
1121:Michael
1093:Marmion
1086:Mariner
1079:Mandate
1044:Loyalty
1037:Lioness
1023:Liberty
1002:Laertes
911:Fantome
890:Courier
869:Clinton
827:Bramble
806:Antares
551:Silloth
528:Recruit
476:Ireland
472:Belfast
408:geared
406:Parsons
399:ratings
395:draught
389:with a
274:geared
272:Parsons
232:Draught
101:Belfast
93:Builder
85:Ordered
46:History
1762:
1741:Vijaya
1734:Pickle
1717:
1685:(1959)
1676:Cadmus
1672:(1950)
1659:(1959)
1657:Dufour
1646:(1951)
1644:Dufour
1596:
1527:Oshawa
1480:
1436:Vestal
1422:Thisbe
1408:Sylvia
1373:Serene
1359:Rowena
1338:Romola
1268:Prompt
1240:Plucky
1226:Pickle
1205:Ossory
1156:Mystic
1142:Mutine
1114:Melita
1100:Marvel
1058:Maenad
1016:Lennox
988:Jaseur
925:Fierce
841:Cadmus
766:
697:
675:
656:
632:
354:-class
345:was a
343:(J387)
213:Length
189:-class
172:, 1966
161:: J387
1701:Ready
1650:Fancy
1303:Ready
1247:Pluto
1170:Niger
1009:Larne
995:Jewel
981:Hydra
974:Hound
904:Fancy
862:Circe
834:Brave
820:Aries
785:Alarm
778:Acute
514:Malta
422:knots
296:Range
289:knots
287:16.5
284:Speed
1789:(ex-
1777:(ex-
1744:(ex-
1732:(ex-
1699:(ex-
1687:(ex-
1674:(ex-
1661:(ex-
1648:(ex-
1635:(ex-
1623:(ex-
1611:(ex-
1450:Wave
1184:Onyx
1135:Moon
967:Hare
960:Gozo
695:ISBN
673:ISBN
654:ISBN
630:ISBN
608:2021
530:and
435:The
391:beam
339:HMS
321:1 ×
270:2 ×
245:2 ×
224:Beam
166:Fate
142:1947
134:1946
65:Name
37:HMS
932:Fly
470:at
301:nmi
253:ihp
218:o/a
1813::
599:.
568:^
553:,
526:,
516:.
474:,
458:.
401:.
363:.
311:85
99:,
1793:)
1781:)
1748:)
1736:)
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1691:)
1678:)
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1615:)
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735:t
728:v
703:.
681:.
662:.
638:.
610:.
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