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202:40,000
155:Displacement
105:Commissioned
92:5 March 1940
60:
22:
1687:Kommandøren
1538:Henry Bacon
997: (G10)
962: (G06)
910: (G04)
875: (G17)
476:Strathallan
329:Description
317:during the
280:4 × single
267:4 × single
1840:1941 ships
1819:Categories
1806:March 1945
1709:Pathfinder
1594:Arsterturm
1516:Trentonian
1514:HMCS
1254:Gay Viking
1205:Shipwrecks
1010:Persistent
995:Pathfinder
902:Pathfinder
851:Royal Navy
579:References
508:Pathfinder
435:Pathfinder
429:Pathfinder
393:Pathfinder
315:Royal Navy
306:Pathfinder
254:Complement
219:Propulsion
61:Pathfinder
1752:USS
1725:USS
1707:HMS
1696:USS
1505:Dettifoss
1497:USS
1486:USS
1479:USS
1466:HMS
1396:HMS
1343:HMS
1235:USS
1090:Onslaught
1023:Porcupine
989:Onslaught
982:Partridge
916:Opportune
908:Onslaught
572:, page 22
343:deep load
89:Laid down
1744:18 Feb:
1734:17 Feb:
1727:Crevalle
1718:SS
1716:15 Feb:
1705:11 Feb:
1694:10 Feb:
1647:28 Feb:
1619:27 Feb:
1591:26 Feb:
1557:24 Feb:
1529:23 Feb:
1512:22 Feb:
1495:21 Feb:
1452:20 Feb:
1436:18 Feb:
1398:Bluebell
1394:17 Feb:
1384:16 Feb:
1374:15 Feb:
1364:14 Feb:
1341:13 Feb:
1319:11 Feb:
1309:10 Feb:
1252:MV
960:Pakenham
923:Observer
888:Obedient
881:Obdurate
867:Pakenham
773:(1988).
751:(2005).
710:(1998).
688:(2006).
444:Ithuriel
383:fuel oil
339:standard
323:Far East
262:Armament
97:Launched
1698:Batfish
1684:9 Feb:
1650:Lautaro
1468:Vervain
1322:Persier
1312:Steuben
1293:9 Feb:
1277:7 Feb:
1267:6 Feb:
1260:Karatsu
1250:5 Feb:
1233:4 Feb:
1223:3 Feb:
1213:1 Feb:
1144:Q class
1138:M class
1085:Tughril
1073:Muhafiz
975:Panther
968:Paladin
946:P class
859:O class
463:Quentin
451:Cobalto
361:geared
359:Parsons
355:draught
277:(40 mm)
189:Draught
75:Builder
67:Ordered
37:History
1760:U-2336
1754:Gamble
1640:U-1279
1634:U-1018
1622:Corvus
1584:U-3007
1578:U-1208
1474:U-1276
1455:Nokaze
1445:U-2344
1422:U-1278
1416:U-1273
1404:Impero
1377:U-1053
1357:Ro-113
1328:Ro-112
1243:U-1014
1237:Barbel
1226:U-1279
1216:Ro-115
1118:Gayret
1106:
1092:(G04))
1080:(G17))
1078:Onslow
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1016:Petard
954:Onslow
936:Orwell
873:Onslow
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522:Ramree
309:was a
245:3,850
170:Length
1666:U-683
1660:U-676
1628:U-327
1612:Ro-43
1606:I-370
1600:I-368
1572:U-927
1566:U-713
1560:I-371
1522:U-300
1461:TA 48
1410:U-425
1387:U-309
1367:U-989
1351:Ha-76
1334:U-869
1302:U-923
1296:U-864
1286:Ro-55
1280:CD-53
1123:Oribi
1055:Tariq
929:Oribi
532:Notes
518:Ki-43
500:Biter
487:U-203
470:U-162
379:knots
242:Range
235:knots
230:Speed
132:Notes
119:: G10
1789:1946
1781:1945
1773:1944
1488:S-38
1481:S-37
1429:Lark
1427:HMS
1121:(ex-
1088:(ex-
1076:(ex-
1060:Offa
1058:(ex-
1003:Penn
895:Offa
779:ISBN
757:ISBN
735:ISBN
716:ISBN
694:ISBN
672:ISBN
653:ISBN
634:ISBN
615:ISBN
591:ISBN
566:ISBN
520:off
481:Oran
460:and
457:Vimy
351:beam
304:HMS
209:2 ×
181:Beam
124:Fate
59:HMS
56:Name
257:176
233:36
204:shp
175:o/a
1821::
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1750:,
1723:,
1663:,
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