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162:HMCS
125:, in 1961.
73:submarines
69:depot ship
1338:Minelayer
1153:Troopship
1081:Transport
1047:Escorteur
1027:Destroyer
768:Broadside
736:auxiliary
731:submarine
612:USS
604:USS
569:HMS
563:Whitehall
561:HMS
552:HMS
543:HMS
534:HMS
527:Maidstone
525:HMS
518:Maidstone
516:HMS
508:HMS
499:HMS
490:HMS
481:HMS
472:HMS
463:HMS
454:HMS
445:HMS
436:HMS
427:HMS
418:HMS
409:HMS
400:HMS
391:HMS
379:Maidstone
377:HMS
370:HMS
335:INS
279:seaplanes
249:milk cows
139:workshops
135:replenish
131:torpedoes
115:Holy Loch
107:USS
96:USS
49:USS
35:USS
1580:Flagship
1313:Danlayer
1184:Corvette
1062:Kaibōkan
931:Cruisers
823:CAM ship
778:Casemate
714:warships
429:Arrogant
191:China's
123:Scotland
102:and the
1624:Related
1600:Monitor
1534:Wet sub
1379:Collier
1297:Shin'yō
1292:PT boat
1189:Gunboat
1052:Frigate
783:Turrets
590:In the
571:Wuchang
545:Rosario
474:Dolphin
465:Cyclops
420:Ambrose
402:Adamant
393:Adamant
364:In the
297:Mercuur
266:Nisshin
235:Germany
225:Germany
98:Proteus
89:Polaris
1529:U-boat
1257:E-boat
1224:Q-ship
1010:Escort
554:Vulcan
536:Medway
510:Mackay
492:Hazard
411:Alecto
372:Medway
313:Russia
207:, the
199:France
156:Canada
119:Dunoon
44:. The
1072:Sloop
1017:Aviso
539:(F25)
504:(F27)
501:Lucia
483:Forth
456:Cairo
255:Japan
243:used
187:China
171:Chile
143:crews
1502:DSRV
1287:MTSM
712:and
610:and
375:and
337:Amba
327:Ugra
325:and
317:The
289:The
269:, a
1282:MTM
1277:MTB
1267:MGB
1262:MAS
323:Don
237:'s
113:at
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233:,
221:.
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121:,
117:,
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