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400:(1,500 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16.5
307:QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun
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693:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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624:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
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118:27 June 1942
110:21 July 1941
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1678:Wallaceburg
1551:Wallaceburg
1495:Kapuskasing
1285:Rattlesnake
928:Flying Fish
606:10 December
341:minesweeper
283:5,000
235:2,000
176:minesweeper
1816:1942 ships
1800:Categories
1609:De Brouwer
1530:Rockcliffe
1432:Waterwitch
1404:Tanganyika
1390:Stormcloud
1264:Providence
1250:Postillion
1054:Magicienne
935:Friendship
865:Cockatrice
758:Royal Navy
561:References
458:. She was
292:Complement
246:Propulsion
1718:Parakrama
1502:Middlesex
1096:Mary Rose
1019:Lightfoot
837:Chameleon
601:uboat.net
460:laid down
363:deep load
333:-powered
311:4 × twin
107:Laid down
21:HMS Circe
1768:Rosamund
1652:Winnipeg
1558:Winnipeg
1418:Truelove
1383:Squirrel
1369:Skipjack
1334:Rosamund
1313:Rifleman
1138:Myrmidon
1117:Minstrel
1061:Mameluke
1040:Lysander
907:Felicity
886:Espiegle
872:Coquette
844:Cheerful
802:Arcturus
788:Algerine
781:Albacore
740:Algerine
689:(1998).
555:Scotland
506:Espiegle
491:Albacore
464:launched
417:Algerine
406:fuel oil
359:standard
336:Algerine
300:Armament
251:2 shafts
171:Algerine
154:Scrapped
115:Launched
75:Namesake
1780:Pelorus
1626:Rosario
1621:De Moor
1614:Spanker
1602:Liberty
1523:Portage
1453:Welfare
1446:Welcome
1376:Spanker
1355:Seabear
1341:Rosario
1320:Rinaldo
1306:Regulus
1299:Recruit
1278:Rattler
1271:Pyrrhus
1243:Polaris
1222:Pincher
1208:Persian
1201:Pelorus
1187:Orestes
1180:Orcadia
1166:Octavia
1152:Nerissa
1110:Michael
1082:Marmion
1075:Mariner
1068:Mandate
1033:Loyalty
1026:Lioness
1012:Liberty
991:Laertes
900:Fantome
879:Courier
858:Clinton
816:Bramble
795:Antares
551:Glasgow
536:Harwich
525:Kinaros
510:Spanker
483:Tripoli
456:Ireland
452:Belfast
388:geared
386:Parsons
379:ratings
375:draught
369:with a
258:geared
256:Parsons
216:Draught
101:Belfast
93:Builder
85:Ordered
46:History
1751:
1730:Vijaya
1723:Pickle
1706:
1674:(1959)
1665:Cadmus
1661:(1950)
1648:(1959)
1646:Dufour
1635:(1951)
1633:Dufour
1585:
1516:Oshawa
1469:
1425:Vestal
1411:Thisbe
1397:Sylvia
1362:Serene
1348:Rowena
1327:Romola
1257:Prompt
1229:Plucky
1215:Pickle
1194:Ossory
1145:Mystic
1131:Mutine
1103:Melita
1089:Marvel
1047:Maenad
1005:Lennox
977:Jaseur
914:Fierce
830:Cadmus
755:
697:
675:
656:
632:
544:Dundee
475:Galita
338:-class
329:was a
327:(J214)
197:Length
173:-class
156:, 1956
145:: J214
1690:Ready
1639:Fancy
1292:Ready
1236:Pluto
1159:Niger
998:Larne
984:Jewel
970:Hydra
963:Hound
893:Fancy
851:Circe
823:Brave
809:Aries
774:Alarm
767:Acute
514:Anzio
487:Acute
402:knots
325:Circe
280:Range
273:knots
271:16.5
268:Speed
79:Circe
69:Circe
39:Circe
1778:(ex-
1766:(ex-
1733:(ex-
1721:(ex-
1688:(ex-
1676:(ex-
1663:(ex-
1650:(ex-
1637:(ex-
1624:(ex-
1612:(ex-
1600:(ex-
1439:Wave
1173:Onyx
1124:Moon
956:Hare
949:Gozo
695:ISBN
673:ISBN
654:ISBN
630:ISBN
608:2021
540:RNVR
527:and
508:and
489:and
477:and
415:The
371:beam
323:HMS
305:1 ×
254:2 ×
229:2 ×
208:Beam
150:Fate
134:1946
65:Name
37:HMS
921:Fly
481:to
450:at
285:nmi
237:ihp
202:o/a
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599:.
568:^
553:,
546:.
531:.
520:.
501:.
454:,
438:.
381:.
295:85
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