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1372:Mansfield
1248: (2)
1244:HMS
1210:Peregrine
1203:Nonpareil
1091:Partridge
1000:Onslaught
972:Opportune
937:Mary Rose
769:Matchless
685:Crew List
654:164893555
435:HMS
398:, (later
299:displaced
295:destroyer
269:destroyer
244:2 × twin
115:destroyer
87:Completed
1544:Surprise
1338:Obdurate
1317:Obedient
1310:Pheasant
1268:Norseman
1246:Northesk
1238:Parthian
1182:Observer
951:Mischief
881:Mameluke
853:Milbrook
471:—
466:Defender
449:Defender
437:Defender
431:Aberdeen
392:launched
356:and two
339:fuel oil
217:Armament
79:Launched
1648:R class
1640:Laforey
1613:Patriot
1551:Sybille
1530:Sabrina
1496:Nerissa
1482:Mounsey
1447:Miranda
1406:Patriot
1399:Mastiff
1303:Ophelia
1289:Orcadia
1231:Octavia
1224:Orpheus
1133:Paladin
1119:Orestes
1105:Pelican
1042:Nicator
1028:Narwhal
1007:Nonsuch
979:Munster
965:Moresby
923:Manners
888:Mindful
867:Pylades
846:Martial
825:Marmion
818:Michael
804:Mandate
790:Moorsom
419:cruiser
347:ratings
315:Parsons
311:draught
297:. They
290:Laforey
264:was an
148:Draught
65:Builder
35:History
1592:
1565:Tyrant
1392:Meteor
1365:Mentor
1345:Nugent
1331:Phoebe
1296:Oriana
1282:Oberon
1275:Osiris
1261:Portia
1254:Oriole
1196:Pellew
1189:Peyton
1175:Plucky
1168:Orford
1161:Medway
1154:Pasley
1126:Petard
1112:Norman
1098:Medina
1084:Plover
1077:Pigeon
1063:Nereus
1056:Onslow
1035:Nepean
1021:Oracle
1014:Nestor
993:Napier
958:Menace
944:Ossory
930:Marvel
909:Minion
895:Nessus
874:Maenad
860:Prince
839:Mystic
783:Morris
755:Murray
734:
683:Onslow
652:
633:
614:
595:
576:
488:Onslow
462:Onslow
458:Onslow
453:Onslow
427:Onslow
411:Onslow
380:Onslow
292:-class
261:Onslow
129:Length
59:Onslow
1642:class
1510:Rival
1461:Manly
1454:Minos
1427:Ready
1420:Rapid
1140:Nizam
1049:Nomad
986:Noble
902:Magic
832:Marne
797:Negro
776:Milne
762:Myngs
667:(PDF)
494:Notes
388:Govan
335:knots
201:Range
194:knots
189:Speed
73:Govan
1468:Moon
1217:Offa
1147:Penn
916:Opal
811:Mons
650:OCLC
631:ISBN
612:ISBN
593:ISBN
574:ISBN
482:DSOs
307:beam
259:HMS
228:2 ×
222:3 ×
168:4 ×
140:Beam
95:Fate
57:HMS
54:Name
402:).
386:at
192:34
163:shp
134:o/a
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547:,
510:^
484:.
425:.
371:.
349:.
233:or
212:76
71:,
713:e
706:t
699:v
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