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366:Propulsion
345:1,710 tons
319:Sunk, 1970
76:newspapers
1738:Ark Royal
1736:HMS
1717:Manhattan
1685:USS
1653:USS
1641:23 Nov:
1632:USS
1615:USS
1604:USS
1593:USS
1552:USS
1543:Christena
1501:USS
1490:USS
1479:USS
1468:USS
1457:USS
1446:USS
1385:USS
1374:USS
1363:USS
861:Whirlwind
834:Valentine
464:North Sea
440:destroyer
336:destroyer
219:Completed
203:Laid down
21:HMS Myngs
1727:Galillee
1724:14 Sep:
1694:14 Mar:
1683:29 Jan:
1655:Bluegill
1624:19 Nov:
1617:Ericsson
1613:17 Nov:
1591:18 Sep:
1571:20 Aug:
1561:18 Aug:
1499:26 Jun:
1488:19 Jun:
1477:18 Jun:
1466:17 Jun:
1455:11 Jun:
1437:El Qaher
1434:16 May:
1424:20 Apr:
1417:Kalymnos
1414:12 Apr:
1383:27 Mar:
1372:20 Mar:
1354:Eurydice
1340:10 Feb:
1316:27 Jan:
1305:21 Jan:
1295:10 Jan:
1146:Wrangler
1141:Vrystaat
1039:El Qaher
1027:El Fateh
875:Wrangler
599:Berenice
591:El Qaher
576:El Qaher
476:El Qaher
404:Armament
300:Acquired
294:El Qaher
259:Sold to
211:Launched
1734:9 Nov:
1704:1 Jul:
1651:3 Dec:
1627:Marites
1606:Atlanta
1602:1 Oct:
1581:9 Sep:
1554:Segundo
1550:8 Aug:
1540:1 Aug:
1530:21 Jul
1520:20 Jul
1510:14 Jul
1404:6 Apr:
1394:1 Apr:
1361:6 Mar:
1351:4 Mar:
1330:4 Feb:
1318:Kolasin
1285:5 Jan:
1216:C class
1210:V class
1077:Zealous
967:Zealous
960:Zambesi
930:Wakeful
915:Z class
889:Wakeful
826:W class
543:frigate
540:Type 15
522:Zealous
503:Tirpitz
442:of the
437:Z-class
333:Z-class
189:Builder
181:Ordered
149:History
90:scholar
1748:Khalda
1707:Ancona
1665:YTL-17
1523:Fulvia
1503:Conway
1470:Waller
1448:Tweedy
1344:Foudre
1162:
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1122:Wessex
1105:
1089:Zodiac
1060:
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1032:Zenith
1015:
988:Zodiac
974:Zephyr
952:Zenith
945:Wessex
904:Wessex
897:Zenith
868:Wizard
753:
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552:Zenith
496:German
435:was a
350:Length
263:, 1955
248:awards
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1644:Julep
1595:Soley
1492:Tunny
1481:Moray
1459:Gyatt
1387:Eaton
1365:Young
1333:Arrow
1307:RNLB
1191:Wager
1174:Kotor
1134:Whelp
1084:Yaffo
1072:Eilat
1044:Myngs
937:Zebra
932:(R81)
923:Myngs
899:(R78)
891:(R59)
884:(R59)
882:Zebra
854:Whelp
847:Wager
781:Myngs
773:Myngs
584:Cowes
580:White
568:Egypt
564:Myngs
547:Egypt
535:Myngs
488:Myngs
432:Myngs
388:Speed
284:Egypt
268:Badge
261:Egypt
175:Myngs
141:Myngs
97:JSTOR
83:books
1774:1971
1761:1969
1376:Cony
1342:TCD
1320:/ex-
1298:Elda
1189:(ex-
1186:Pula
1177:(ex-
1144:(ex-
1132:(ex-
1120:(ex-
1087:(ex-
1075:(ex-
1042:(ex-
1030:(ex-
981:Zest
779:HMS
751:ISBN
732:ISBN
713:ISBN
690:ISBN
641:ISBN
519:and
516:Zest
430:HMS
418:8 х
409:4 х
358:Beam
316:Fate
303:1955
290:Name
256:Fate
173:HMS
170:Name
139:HMS
69:news
574:as
450:by
399:186
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