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Queensland Maritime Defence Force
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Maritime Defence Force Auxiliary Gunboats
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Maritime Defence Force Auxiliary Gunboats
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284:List of Queensland Maritime Defence Force ships
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406:Queensland—Harbours, Rivers and Marine
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198:After the formation of the
179:BL 5-inch (127 mm) gun
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82:Queensland and Australia
403:Pixley, Norman (1972).
365:"Diving the Gold Coast"
167:Expansion steam engines
151:General characteristics
384:Gillett, Ross (1977).
386:Warships of Australia
347:Diving the Gold Coast
266:(1966) were sunk off
122:1884 – at least 1901
114:1884 – at least 1901
190:1 × 64-pounder gun
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272:Moreton Bay
262:(1963) and
232:Maryborough
87:Preceded by
68:Maryborough
18:HMQS Bonito
492:Categories
357:References
268:Tangalooma
252:Enterprise
240:depression
236:Federation
164:Propulsion
111:In service
463:Stingaree
264:Stingaree
244:Stingaree
221:Stingaree
127:Completed
106:1884–1885
74:Operators
278:See also
258:(1963),
172:Armament
159:450 tons
60:Builders
449:Dolphin
260:Dolphin
228:Walkers
213:Dolphin
183:Except
143:Retired
64:Walkers
41:in 1896
435:Bonito
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375:31 May
238:. The
219:, and
205:Bonito
185:Benito
135:Active
39:Bonito
456:Pumba
442:Bream
410:(PDF)
295:Notes
256:Bream
248:Pumba
217:Pumba
209:Bream
103:Built
390:ISBN
377:2013
177:1 ×
98:None
90:None
52:Name
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