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1108:Chesneau,
1090:Jentsura,
1033:guard ship
990:destroyers
706:Matsushima
684:, cruiser
628:neutrality
433:forecastle
376:Background
348:, and her
294:Gun shield
268:Maxim guns
234:Complement
198:Propulsion
1468:Air Units
1124:Howarth,
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1075:Nishida,
1029:navy list
994:Australia
968:Singapore
906:Australia
845:Kamchatka
712:Hashidate
643:Manchuria
469:torpedoes
389:laid down
336:lead ship
118:Completed
102:Laid down
1478:Aircraft
1448:Admirals
1371:Takasago
985:Tsushima
948:Sulu Sea
921:Yokohama
888:and the
862:Zhemchug
803:Kostroma
677:gunboats
623:Mandzhur
612:Shanghai
585:Tsushima
445:sponsons
393:launched
242:Armament
201:2-shaft
126:Stricken
110:Launched
74:Namesake
1488:Battles
1483:Weapons
979:Niitaka
964:U-boats
954:to the
811:Chiyoda
792:Chiyoda
779:Chiyoda
657:Yashima
651:Hatsuse
553:Tianjin
528:in the
524:was to
346:cruiser
338:in the
322:of the
190:Draught
157:cruiser
92:Builder
84:Ordered
43:History
37:in 1894
1458:Fleets
1347:Akashi
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1002:Allied
973:Yahagi
952:Borneo
822:Aurora
732:Askold
718:Saiyen
686:Akashi
526:Manila
453:bridge
404:Design
355:Akashi
343:-class
318:was a
282:Armour
171:Length
154:-class
1473:Ships
1453:Ranks
1363:Izumi
1043:Notes
950:from
738:Novik
437:stern
368:, in
332:Japan
259:12 ×
222:Range
215:knots
210:Speed
1340:Suma
1326:Suma
1287:2020
1254:ISBN
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423:Her
410:Suma
381:Suma
366:Kobe
361:Suma
352:was
341:Suma
306:Suma
288:Deck
266:4 ×
263:guns
253:6 ×
247:2 ×
182:Beam
152:Suma
134:Fate
68:Suma
64:Name
35:Suma
1035:at
681:Uji
641:in
457:bow
330:in
237:256
227:nmi
213:20
203:VTE
176:w/l
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