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903:Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam
170:The Destroyers: their battles and their badges
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969:Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos
888:Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre
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857:List of Royal Australian Navy losses
313:Director-General Maritime Operations
979:Australian Commonwealth Naval Board
426:Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight
57:(RAN). This prefix is derived from
53:used for commissioned units of the
450:Navy People Training and Resources
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339:Royal Australian Naval Reserve
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47:Her Majesty's Australian Ship
39:His Majesty's Australian Ship
908:Naval Stores, Kangaroo Point
782:Colonial navies of Australia
579:Craft of Opportunity Program
59:HMS (Her/His Majesty's Ship)
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893:Australian White Ensign
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949:Department of the Navy
913:Esther Williams Trophy
602:Fleet Base West (HMAS
553:Cape-class patrol boat
508:Bay-class landing ship
344:Australian Navy Cadets
168:Cassells, Vic (2000).
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1020:Royal Australian Navy
878:Minister for the Navy
275:Royal Australian Navy
238:Royal Australian Navy
55:Royal Australian Navy
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359:Units and Formations
303:Deputy Chief of Navy
102:monarch of Australia
78:Australian navy ship
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