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884:"Gibraltar Squadron to receive two new warships"
665:"Gibraltar Squadron - Introduction and History"
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392:General purpose machine guns
963:@HmsSabre (30 March 2022).
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261:General characteristics
834:The Maritime Executive
548:Jose Ignacio Landaluce
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509:rigid inflatable boat
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607:In September 2020
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695:"HMS Sabre"
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