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685:68-pounder
670:24-pounder
665:18-pounder
429:Ammunition
336:mild steel
289:35-ton gun
149:Royal Navy
70:April 2011
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1020:QF 4-inch
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932:BL 5-inch
927:BL 4-inch
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240:Palliser
194:Variants
186:Produced
160:Designed
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390:Hotspur
380:Monarch
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258:Calibre
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