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357:minesweeper
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118:22 May 1944
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1388:Tanganyika
1374:Stormcloud
1248:Providence
1234:Postillion
1038:Magicienne
919:Friendship
849:Cockatrice
742:Royal Navy
579:9 December
534:References
474:. She was
308:Complement
262:Propulsion
1702:Parakrama
1486:Middlesex
1080:Mary Rose
1003:Lightfoot
821:Chameleon
574:uboat.net
476:laid down
379:deep load
349:-powered
327:4 × twin
107:Laid down
1752:Rosamund
1636:Winnipeg
1542:Winnipeg
1402:Truelove
1367:Squirrel
1353:Skipjack
1318:Rosamund
1297:Rifleman
1122:Myrmidon
1101:Minstrel
1045:Mameluke
1024:Lysander
891:Felicity
870:Espiegle
856:Coquette
828:Cheerful
786:Arcturus
772:Algerine
765:Albacore
724:Algerine
662:(1998).
517:Spithead
491:Cuxhaven
480:launched
433:Algerine
422:fuel oil
375:standard
352:Algerine
341:Cheerful
316:Armament
267:2 shafts
187:Algerine
170:Scrapped
115:Launched
79:Cheerful
75:Namesake
69:Cheerful
39:Cheerful
1764:Pelorus
1610:Rosario
1605:De Moor
1598:Spanker
1586:Liberty
1507:Portage
1437:Welfare
1430:Welcome
1360:Spanker
1339:Seabear
1325:Rosario
1304:Rinaldo
1290:Regulus
1283:Recruit
1262:Rattler
1255:Pyrrhus
1227:Polaris
1206:Pincher
1192:Persian
1185:Pelorus
1171:Orestes
1164:Orcadia
1150:Octavia
1136:Nerissa
1094:Michael
1066:Marmion
1059:Mariner
1052:Mandate
1017:Loyalty
1010:Lioness
996:Liberty
975:Laertes
884:Fantome
863:Courier
842:Clinton
800:Bramble
779:Antares
495:Hamburg
472:Ireland
468:Belfast
404:geared
402:Parsons
395:ratings
391:draught
385:with a
274:geared
272:Parsons
232:Draught
101:Belfast
93:Builder
85:Ordered
46:History
1735:
1714:Vijaya
1707:Pickle
1690:
1658:(1959)
1649:Cadmus
1645:(1950)
1632:(1959)
1630:Dufour
1619:(1951)
1617:Dufour
1569:
1500:Oshawa
1453:
1409:Vestal
1395:Thisbe
1381:Sylvia
1346:Serene
1332:Rowena
1311:Romola
1241:Prompt
1213:Plucky
1199:Pickle
1178:Ossory
1129:Mystic
1115:Mutine
1087:Melita
1073:Marvel
1031:Maenad
989:Lennox
961:Jaseur
898:Fierce
814:Cadmus
739:
670:
648:
629:
605:
354:-class
345:was a
343:(J388)
213:Length
189:-class
172:, 1963
161:: J388
1674:Ready
1623:Fancy
1276:Ready
1220:Pluto
1143:Niger
982:Larne
968:Jewel
954:Hydra
947:Hound
877:Fancy
835:Circe
807:Brave
793:Aries
758:Alarm
751:Acute
418:knots
296:Range
289:knots
287:16.5
284:Speed
1762:(ex-
1750:(ex-
1717:(ex-
1705:(ex-
1672:(ex-
1660:(ex-
1647:(ex-
1634:(ex-
1621:(ex-
1608:(ex-
1596:(ex-
1584:(ex-
1423:Wave
1157:Onyx
1108:Moon
940:Hare
933:Gozo
668:ISBN
646:ISBN
627:ISBN
603:ISBN
581:2021
528:Kent
493:and
431:The
387:beam
339:HMS
321:1 ×
270:2 ×
245:2 ×
224:Beam
166:Fate
150:1954
142:1951
65:Name
37:HMS
905:Fly
515:at
466:at
301:nmi
253:ihp
218:o/a
1786::
572:.
541:^
526:,
504:.
470:,
454:.
397:.
311:85
99:,
1766:)
1754:)
1721:)
1709:)
1676:)
1664:)
1651:)
1638:)
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1612:)
1600:)
1588:)
715:e
708:t
701:v
676:.
654:.
635:.
611:.
583:.
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