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396:in September 1833. He transferred again to the
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1000:. 9 November 1860. p. 4127.
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1258:. Havertown: Pen & Sword.
1135:. 27 April 1880. p. 2724.
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252:and then Commander-in-Chief,
70:Sunny Hill, Higher Warberry,
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881:UK public library membership
817:. Vol. II. Wellington:
632:Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
471:Symonds was deployed to the
324:Symonds was born in 1811 in
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683:Trafalgar-class battleships
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237:that participated in the
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420:Symonds was promoted to
348:on 11 September 1816 in
1211:"Wolrige, Thomas"
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217:Admiral of the Fleet
123:Admiral of the Fleet
26:Admiral of the Fleet
1341:Sir Arthur Farquhar
1206:O'Byrne, William R.
794:1881 England Census
415:East Indies Station
394:Mediterranean Fleet
1183:The New York Times
1157:The New York Times
1132:The London Gazette
1112:The London Gazette
1092:The London Gazette
1037:The London Gazette
1017:The London Gazette
997:The London Gazette
952:The London Gazette
932:The London Gazette
675:United States Navy
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262:isosceles triangle
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31:Sir Thomas Symonds
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879:(Subscription or
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1127:"No. 24838"
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1032:"No. 23230"
1012:"No. 23094"
992:"No. 22445"
947:"No. 22122"
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743:John Murray
557:second-rate
481:Crimean War
464:, which he
410:Rattlesnake
384:fourth-rate
243:Crimean War
241:during the
168:Crimean War
1353:Categories
1335:1875–1878
1308:1868–1870
883:required.)
825:28 January
755:References
747:Wikisource
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380:Portsmouth
370:sixth-rate
366:lieutenant
308:Early life
228:Royal Navy
105:Royal Navy
79:Allegiance
43:1811-10-31
1189:4 January
1163:4 January
1062:4 January
976:4 January
871:4 January
689:Trafalgar
679:Annapolis
670:The Times
660:Trafalgar
621:stability
502:, in the
499:Conqueror
473:Black Sea
459:HMS
452:HMS
448:Admiralty
429:HMS
422:commander
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403:Britannia
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330:Hampshire
297:Annapolis
288:The Times
232:HMS
210:(brother)
205:(brother)
184:Relations
147:HMS
140:HMS
133:HMS
114:1825–1883
74:, England
56:, England
54:Hampshire
1208:(1849).
720:See also
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580:Minotaur
525:Minotaur
477:Arethusa
461:Arethusa
389:Endymion
234:Arethusa
190:(father)
149:Arethusa
129:Commands
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1229:Sources
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628:admiral
614:Captain
609:Captain
602:Monarch
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454:Spartan
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268:Monarch
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72:Torquay
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342:Julian
200:(aunt)
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431:Rover
426:sloop
135:Rover
1260:ISBN
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1191:2015
1165:2015
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978:2015
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