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250:13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns
365:successfully escorted the transport ship
502:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
303:convoy to reach Africa in World War II.
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190:16,000 hp (11,900 kW)
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219:processing systems
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114:7 May 1943
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323:laid down
100:Completed
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