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1368:18 Jan:
1335:Amberes
1319:31 Dec:
1311:Goliath
1307:22 Dec:
1275:Pacific
1251:Magenta
1247:31 Oct:
1223:c. Sep:
1211:27 Sep:
1199:20 Sep:
1175:26 Aug:
1163:23 Jul:
1155:Forfait
1151:21 Jul:
1139:16 Jul:
1119:Saranac
1115:18 Jun:
1103:13 Jun:
1073:24 Feb:
1065:Georgia
1061:14 Jan:
980:Cyclops
973:Glatton
925:Hotspur
849:Neptune
835:Captain
828:Monarch
809:Admiral
713:Repulse
706:Zealous
616:Defence
609:Warrior
420:Norfolk
411:Repulse
290: :
278: :
200:Draught
102:History
96:lowered
44:improve
1646:1876 →
1639:← 1874
1567:1 Sep:
1542:8 Aug:
1529:3 Aug:
1460:Beagle
1429:7 Apr:
1405:9 Mar:
1295:6 Dec:
1283:9 Nov:
1271:6 Nov:
1259:5 Nov:
1235:6 Oct:
1187:1 Sep:
1127:1 Jul:
1091:7 May:
932:Rupert
776:Superb
762:Sultan
720:Pallas
623:Hector
550:
527:
505:
469:
315:Armour
304:68 pdr
184:Length
171:3,232
94:funnel
33:, but
1447:Tamar
1434:Tamar
1227:Edith
1203:Vidar
1179:Comet
378:Jason
250:knots
248:11.8
243:Speed
1468:Apr:
1455:Apr:
1417:Mar:
1392:Feb:
1343:Unk:
1331:Unk:
870:Ajax
548:ISBN
525:ISBN
503:ISBN
487:link
467:ISBN
350:and
338:HMS
302:2 ×
293:8 ×
288:1869
281:8 ×
276:1866
192:Beam
155:Fate
121:Name
1077:Ann
265:250
213:ihp
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1080:,
483:}}
479:{{
418:,
217:kW
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