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437:"Tern 1927 HMS - River Gunboat"
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210:QF 3-inch (76 mm) 20 cwt
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121:262 long tons (266 t)
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100:Scuttled 19 December 1941
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16:Gunboat of the Royal Navy
105:General characteristics
503:"River Gunboats: China"
178:2-shaft geared turbines
140:27 ft (8.2 m)
129:168 ft (51 m)
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929:Alberico da Barbiano
410:on 29 September 2020
373:Scottish Built Ships
253:and her sister ship
219:.303-inch Lewis guns
935:Alberto di Giussano
513:on 25 February 2021
447:on 25 February 2021
322:Battle of Hong Kong
301:was constructed by
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213:anti-aircraft guns
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1276:BRP Banahaw
1266:Connecticut
517:25 February
451:25 February
414:25 February
379:25 February
158:1,370
1547:1927 ships
1536:Categories
1118:Montebello
989:Corregidor
860:Takao Maru
778:Windflower
776:HMCS
667:California
626:Shipwrecks
340:References
262:Royal Navy
236:Royal Navy
195:Complement
175:Propulsion
1455:USS
1434:HMS
1423:HMS
1412:USS
1385:USS
1368:USS
1361:USS
1356:Tennessee
1354:USS
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1194:USS
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893:HMS
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832:USS
825:HMS
808:HMS
801:USS
796:Nisqually
769:USS
762:USS
749:USS
744:Sauternes
736:USS
729:USS
722:USS
685:USS
672:USS
665:USS
658:USS
646:HMS
637:Virsaitis
404:uboat.net
311:Hong Kong
307:Scotstoun
277:HMS
270:HMS
255:HMS
242:in 1927.
1474:31 Dec:
1467:Absaroka
1464:24 Dec:
1453:20 Dec:
1443:17 Dec:
1436:Thracian
1432:16 Dec:
1421:11 Dec:
1404:10 Dec:
1387:Thresher
1363:Thresher
1342:Maryland
1273:29 Dec:
1238:28 Dec:
1222:27 Dec:
1210:26 Dec:
1203:Thracian
1186:25 Dec:
1152:Absaroka
1149:24 Dec:
1136:Shuntien
1109:23 Dec:
1076:Audacity
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1065:Kandahar
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888:Kisaragi
879:11 Dec:
823:10 Dec:
738:Oklahoma
565:(2003).
535:(2003).
203:Armament
81:Launched
1457:Pompano
1414:Sealion
1394:9 Dec:
1377:8 Dec:
1331:7 Dec:
1313:Vizcaya
1307:Triumph
1241:Banahao
1231:Canlaon
1196:Sealion
1042:Stanley
1028:Neptune
946:Galatea
854:Repulse
834:Bittern
816:Ravnaas
810:Peterel
803:Penguin
790:Capillo
786:8 Dec:
660:Arizona
655:7 Dec:
648:Perseus
644:6 Dec:
634:2 Dec:
326:Kowloon
315:Yangtze
294:Service
272:Peterel
145:Draught
75:Glasgow
67:Builder
59:Ordered
28:History
1425:Jackal
1370:Vestal
1335:Gamble
1300:Nereus
1225:Arayat
1179:Salvia
1172:Sagiri
1157:HNLMS
1090:K XVII
1088:HNLMS
1083:Cicala
1058:Emidio
1033:HNLMS
961:HNLMS
882:Hayate
869:, USS
866:No. 10
731:Oglala
724:Nevada
687:Downes
674:Cassin
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303:Yarrow
288:Seamew
279:Gannet
257:Seamew
246:Design
240:Yarrow
126:Length
1446:Ro-62
1282:Ro-60
1247:DCH-1
1159:K XVI
1102:U-567
1096:U-451
1048:U-574
1017:U-434
1007:U-131
995:Ro-66
979:U-557
969:U-127
919:Tamar
872:YP-16
827:Banka
757:U-208
693:Ha-19
266:knots
188:knots
183:Speed
54:(T64)
1506:1942
1498:1941
1490:1940
1397:I-10
1259:Volo
1253:U-75
1164:USS
1142:U-79
1040:HMS
1035:O 20
963:O 16
912:Moth
840:I-70
764:Utah
751:Shaw
717:M-22
711:M-20
705:M-18
699:M-16
573:ISBN
543:ISBN
519:2021
483:ISBN
453:2021
416:2021
381:2021
299:Tern
286:and
284:Tern
275:and
251:Tern
231:Tern
229:HMS
217:8 ×
208:2 ×
165:2 ×
137:Beam
110:Type
97:Fate
52:Tern
50:HMS
47:Name
1293:H31
1264:SS
793:,
788:SS
328:to
305:in
238:by
186:14
160:shp
131:o/a
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