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684:List of monitors of the Royal Navy
550:The Great War in Africa, 1914-1918
244:5 ft 7.2 in (1.7 m)
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327:2 × 4.7 in (119 mm)
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183:Sold 9 May 1921 for scrapping
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116:Sold to the United Kingdom
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164:1914 - 1915
154:Honours and
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560:References
528:References
510:Königsberg
410:Royal Navy
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305:; 14
265:Propulsion
170:Königsberg
21:HMS Severn
533:Citations
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478:submarine
474:artillery
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335:3-pounder
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168:SMS
89:Laid down
442:Solimoes
368:Barbette
319:Armament
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97:Launched
73:Solimoes
522:Preston
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485:when a
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447:draught
414:Vickers
408:of the
406:monitor
241:Draught
203:monitor
83:Vickers
79:Builder
50:History
650:Mersey
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401:Humber
398:was a
395:Severn
378:inches
350:Armour
284:screws
225:Length
212:1,260
200:-class
198:Humber
156:awards
140:Severn
63:Brazil
43:Severn
671:class
520:, of
292:Speed
596:ISBN
572:ISBN
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337:guns
333:4 ×
303:km/h
282:2 ×
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270:2 ×
233:Beam
180:Fate
173:1915
138:HMS
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