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381:Haulbowline
373:Castlemaine
303:Description
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227:horizontal
149: built
1091:Categories
602:BL 16-inch
597:BL 15-inch
592:BL 14-inch
573:BL 15-inch
412:References
371:HMAS
324:Ammunition
318:starshells
94:Royal Navy
48:HMAS
1044:artillery
886:Torpedoes
768:Submarine
704:Destroyer
484:DiGiulian
356:Starshell
288:and some
236:Elevation
195:Starshell
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695:Corvette
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278:Bathurst
188:Fixed QF
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138:Designed
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