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439:on 1 February 1943, with the loss of 157 lives.
1475:Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II
332:on single mounts P Mk.III or twin mounts Mk.V)
1470:World War II minelayers of the United Kingdom
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185:3,415 long tons (3,470 t) full load
151:, supporting in the paws a trident Gold.
782:-Class Fast Minelayers of World War Two
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229:14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) full
182:2,650 long tons (2,693 t) standard
727:"HMS Welshman, British minelayer, WW2"
429:. The ship was torpedoed and sunk off
197:400 ft 6 in (122.07 m)
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612:. She also transferred troops from
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156:General characteristics
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216:40 ft (12 m)
757:Warship International
579:Eastern Mediterranean
448:Home Fleet, 1941–1942
319:QF 2-pdr L/39 Mk.VIII
241:4 × Admiralty 3-drum
778:Very Special Ships:
421:in mid-1942 for the
413:she served with the
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419:Mediterranean Fleet
121:Malta Convoys, 1942
575:Operation Pedestal
515:Force H, 1942–1943
243:water-tube boilers
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558:On 11 June
527:. On 8 May
504:Scharnhorst
369:Operations:
337:naval mines
143:On a Field
116:Honours and
95:8 June 1939
1465:1940 ships
1449:Categories
1436:March 1943
1228:HMCS
1187:Haltenbank
998:HMCS
973:Dorchester
938:Shipwrecks
892:Minelayers
696:References
690:Alexandria
675:destroyers
620:, Cyprus.
462:Home Fleet
458:Scapa Flow
456:sailed to
415:Home Fleet
407:Royal Navy
356:Home Fleet
293:Complement
236:Propulsion
145:barry wavy
1388:USS
1377:USS
1352:Salamonie
1350:USS
1341:Swordfish
1339:USS
1318:USS
1285:HMS
1267:HMS
1240:Stockport
1130:Amberjack
1128:USS
1093:Castilian
1073:Pan Royal
1000:Louisburg
961:HMS
948:USS
769:0043-0374
618:Famagusta
553:Scotstoun
545:paravanes
498:Gneisenau
477:Gibraltar
403:minelayer
171:minelayer
108:Completed
92:Laid down
16:Minelayer
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1204:21 Feb:
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963:Welshman
956:Makigumo
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880:Welshman
736:27 March
598:Welshman
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560:Welshman
529:Welshman
509:Welshman
485:Takoradi
481:Freetown
454:Welshman
392:Welshman
350:Part of:
301:Armament
256:2 shafts
129:Sunk by
100:Launched
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32:Welshman
1390:Sawfish
1379:Sawfish
1358:Uruguay
1337:7 Feb:
1327:6 Feb:
1320:Grouper
1316:4 Feb:
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1168:Fresnel
1070:9 Feb:
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996:6 Feb:
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873:Manxman
859:Ariadne
685:Belvoir
679:Tetcott
652:24°52′E
649:32°12′N
624:Sinking
610:Tunisia
549:Yarrows
523:in the
521:Force H
405:of the
395:was an
361:Force H
250:geared
248:Parsons
221:Draught
86:Hebburn
78:Builder
70:Ordered
40:History
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1330:Ro-100
1296:HNoMS
1287:Tigris
1269:Vandal
1185:V 408
1155:, USS
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866:Latona
852:Apollo
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831:Abdiel
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614:Beirut
431:Tobruk
400:-class
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335:156 ×
314:Mk.XIX
271:39.75
192:Length
168:-class
166:Abdiel
118:awards
34:, 1942
1298:Uredd
1262:U-649
1252:U-522
1246:U-443
1223:U-606
1217:U-225
1207:U-623
1197:Ōshio
1180:U-562
1174:U-268
1158:YP-72
1152:U-205
1146:U-201
1119:U-529
1109:U-620
1099:U-442
1034:U-624
1028:U-609
989:U-187
979:U-265
635:U-617
591:Haifa
541:Malta
436:U-617
312:HA/LA
285:Range
273:knots
266:Speed
140:Badge
132:U-617
1419:1944
1411:1943
1403:1942
1278:HMT
1140:U-69
1083:I-18
1043:HMT
786:ISBN
765:ISSN
761:LXIX
738:2010
682:and
501:and
483:and
390:HMS
324:8 ×
317:4 ×
306:6 ×
213:Beam
126:Fate
62:HMS
59:Name
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