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1983:Round Table
1669:Teviot Bank
1655:Port Quebec
1648:Port Napier
1525:Bridgewater
1285:Shakespeare
1067:Battleships
913:Illustrious
791:Abercrombie
760:HMS Roberts
657:Abercrombie
641:Abercrombie
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559:World War I
537:5 May 1943
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424:Abercrombie
387:Abercrombie
381: (F40)
278:Abercrombie
235:Abercrombie
165:Preceded by
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1963:Portuguese
1779:Submarines
1641:Menestheus
1592:Minelayers
1581:Black Swan
1560:Kingfisher
1306:Destroyers
920:Implacable
892:Courageous
668:References
627:Royal Navy
608:Resolution
473:John Brown
451:Laid down
409:Royal Navy
307:Complement
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287:Propulsion
159:Royal Navy
68:newspapers
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2053:Maidstone
2020:Albatross
1918:Dragonfly
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1738:Netlayers
1634:Agamemnon
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1488:Corvettes
1413:W & Z
1408:U & V
1403:S & T
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1941:Trawlers
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1546:Shoreham
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2013:Pegasus
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1694:Halcyon
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1083:Revenge
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1023:Avenger
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648:Furious
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1952:Basset
1946:Castle
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1608:Abdiel
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1036:Ruler
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460:Fate
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372:Notes
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300:knots
298:12.5
295:Speed
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