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849:Bellerophon
55:introducing
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1574:1868 ships
1558:Categories
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1348:Willem III
1323:Kingfisher
1225:Vindictive
1212:Sam Cearns
1174:Shipwrecks
985:Inflexible
814:Enterprise
780:Lord Clyde
472:References
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266:Complement
228:Propulsion
192:6,190 tons
63:April 2009
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1481:Ironsides
1445:HMS
1410:Caledonia
1408:HMS
1385:Agincourt
1383:HMS
1336:Worcester
1334:USS
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891:Alexandra
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773:Royal Oak
620:Caledonia
606:Royal Oak
501:cite book
443:The Times
429:Footnotes
407:HMS
391:Sheerness
368:HMS
350:HMS
339:had been
243:Sail plan
158:Completed
142:Laid down
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1081:Cerberus
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1006:Victoria
999:Colossus
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807:Research
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481:(1980).
335:In 1864
274:Armament
150:Launched
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1200:Megaera
1195:17 Jun:
1102:Cyclops
1095:Glatton
1047:Hotspur
971:Neptune
957:Captain
950:Monarch
931:Admiral
835:Repulse
828:Zealous
738:Defence
731:Warrior
592:Zealous
585:Repulse
571:Bulwark
557:Bulwark
460:Leander
456:Log of
423:Repulse
421:. The
403:Zealous
395:Repulse
370:Zealous
360:Repulse
352:Warrior
345:Repulse
317:Repulse
213:Draught
132:Builder
126:Repulse
102:History
51:improve
1542:1872 →
1535:← 1870
1493:Baltic
1459:Lagoda
1418:7 Aug:
1393:6 Jul:
1380:1 Jul:
1331:8 Mar:
1245:2 Oct:
1237:Bouvet
1183:1 May:
1054:Rupert
898:Superb
884:Sultan
842:Pallas
745:Hector
664:Duncan
578:Robust
539:
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489:
295:Armour
197:Length
40:, but
1422:Weser
666:class
634:Blake
627:Ocean
279:12 ×
251:Speed
1518:Clio
1513:Unk:
1467:Sep:
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1187:Octa
992:Ajax
672:None
648:Pitt
641:Kent
537:ISBN
518:ISBN
507:link
487:ISBN
458:HMS
409:Shah
387:Kent
315:HMS
205:Beam
166:Fate
124:HMS
121:Name
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