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851:British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers
960:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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1819:List of frigates of the Royal Navy
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286:179 (225 as
248:40,000
183:Displacement
130:Reclassified
122:Commissioned
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707:Suez Crisis
311:air warning
98:Yard number
40:in May 1945
1911:1943 ships
1900:Categories
1686:Quickmatch
1518:Troubridge
1497:Relentless
1474:Royal Navy
1366:Kempenfelt
1027:Kempenfelt
804:References
782:Commander
619:Wood Green
595:Royal Navy
483:Complement
454:Propulsion
283:Complement
233:Propulsion
21:HMS Wizard
1800:Bay class
1714:Algonquin
1616:Whirlwind
1539:Undaunted
1483:Grenville
1048:Whirlwind
1021:Valentine
784:J Jungius
588:destroyer
552:1 × twin
508:Type 277Q
502:Type 293Q
389:torpedoes
177:destroyer
106:Laid down
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1780:Vrystaat
1728:Crusader
1721:Crescent
1679:Quiberon
1665:Quadrant
1630:Wrangler
1588:Vigilant
1333:Wrangler
1328:Vrystaat
1226:El Qaher
1214:El Fateh
1062:Wrangler
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330:Armament
114:Launched
1609:Wakeful
1581:Verulam
1532:Ulysses
1511:Roebuck
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1397:V class
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1147:Zambesi
1117:Wakeful
1102:Z class
1076:Wakeful
1013:W class
688:frigate
681:Type 15
634:Furious
592:British
590:of the
585:W-class
446:Draught
225:Draught
192:(1,730
174:W-class
144:R72/F72
84:Builder
76:Ordered
46:History
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1553:Urania
1546:Undine
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427:Length
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194:tonnes
188:1,710
70:Wizard
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1490:Rapid
1378:Wager
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1259:Eilat
1231:Myngs
1124:Zebra
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1069:Zebra
1041:Whelp
1034:Wager
683:fast
556:Mk.5;
498:Radar
475:Speed
391:Mk.IX
370:twin
271:Range
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259:Speed
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566:2 ×
559:2 ×
521:CRBF
438:Beam
374:Mk.V
362:4 ×
342:4 ×
335:4 ×
217:Beam
190:tons
157:Fate
68:HMS
65:Name
786:RN
695:F72
563:or;
486:174
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