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was ordered on 11 April 1939 under the 1939 War
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in August 1955 when she was taken over by the
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91:26 July 1939
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1927: (L81)
1901: (L67)
1845:German Navy
1793:Wensleydale
1772:Stevenstone
1716:Hatherleigh
1409:Indian Navy
1362: (L52)
1306:German Navy
1210: (L98)
1055: (L08)
680: (L61)
419:as part of
312:3,500
2116:1940 ships
2110:Categories
2057:Brissenden
2041:Royal Navy
1859:Albrighton
1611:Albrighton
1595:Royal Navy
1353:Lauderdale
1270:Rolf Krake
1174:Puckeridge
1145:Lauderdale
982:Royal Navy
915:Cottesmore
714:Liddesdale
707:Holderness
664:Cottesmore
643:Cattistock
636:Brocklesby
629:Blencathra
615:Atherstone
606:Royal Navy
469:References
417:Lancashire
387:Royal Navy
380:Hunt-class
326:Complement
266:Propulsion
2007:Glaisdale
1967:Bolebroke
1931:Catterick
1918:Tanatside
1871:Eggesford
1786:Tanatside
1737:Limbourne
1702:Goathland
1695:Glaisdale
1681:Eggesford
1660:Catterick
1646:Bolebroke
1639:Bleasdale
1537:Silverton
1532:Krakowiak
1487:Haugesund
1480:Badsworth
1315:Gneisenau
1263:Blackmore
1216:Wheatland
1188:Silverton
1181:Southwold
1159:Middleton
1089:Dulverton
1026:Blackmore
998:Badsworth
991:Avon Vale
910:Port Said
756:Southdown
700:Hambledon
650:Cleveland
503:, page 28
423:in 1942.
383:destroyer
218:destroyer
88:Laid down
1950:Miaoulis
1925:Hastings
1779:Talybont
1765:Rockwood
1744:Melbreak
1730:Holcombe
1618:Aldenham
1604:Airedale
1580:Type III
1544:Kujawiak
1492:Beaufort
1435:Lamerton
1418:Godavari
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1103:Farndale
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763:Tynedale
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671:Eglinton
657:Cotswold
622:Berkeley
449:Quantock
412:Quantock
375:Quantock
334:Armament
274:2 shaft
201:Scrapped
166:Acquired
96:Launched
66:Quantock
32:Quantock
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2026:Type IV
1995:Eskdale
1955:Modbury
1938:Kanaris
1758:Penylan
1751:Modbury
1688:Eskdale
1667:Derwent
1625:Belvoir
1504:Zetland
1475:Arendal
1390:Hursley
1378:Bramham
1366:Cowdray
1348:Aigaion
1230:Zetland
1202:Tickham
1195:Tetcott
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1124:Hursley
1075:Cowdray
1040:Bramham
967:Type II
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770:Whaddon
728:Meynell
436:Meynell
395:Ecuador
385:of the
276:Parsons
258:Draught
152:Ecuador
139:History
80:Builder
72:Ordered
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686:Fernie
678:Exmoor
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1914:(D06)
1854:Raule
1632:Blean
1442:Ganga
1385:Kriti
1275:Calpe
1168:(L72)
1110:Grove
1061:Calpe
943:Haifa
749:Quorn
693:Garth
307:Range
295:knots
293:27.5
288:Speed
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