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125:General characteristics (as built)
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489:in 1903– 1904 and was sold for
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575:Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1992).
326:of 46 feet (14 m), and a
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370:indicated horsepower
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366:cylindrical boilers
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386:sea trials
292:Royal Navy
256:Complement
210:Propulsion
108:April 1879
39:lithograph
497:Citations
484:HMS
464:laid down
413:main deck
336:long tons
332:displaced
288:her class
284:lead ship
221:Sail plan
155:long tons
116:Sold for
105:Completed
89:Laid down
472:launched
449:Damietta
264:Armament
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244:Range
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232:Speed
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672:Iris
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638:ISBN
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443:and
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