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449:Umikaze
438:Urakaze
426:Urakaze
411:Umikaze
405:Umikaze
378:of two
374:were a
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324:Urakaze
244:Draught
166:1917–45
158:1913–17
73:,
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31:Urakaze
1607:Type L
1601:Kaichū
1595:Type F
1495:Sakura
1371:Kasagi
1336:Naniwa
1309:Tenryū
1275:Kasuga
1261:Yakumo
1200:Katori
1186:Mikasa
1124:Nagato
999:Sakura
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474:. The
432:Design
407:-class
363:浦風型駆逐艦
217:Length
134:Sakura
118:
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92:
1535:Enoki
1385:Otowa
1289:Ibuki
1268:Azuma
1254:Izumo
1247:Asama
1227:Kongō
1179:Hizen
1165:Asahi
1010:class
1001:class
691:Notes
606:Fate
587:Name
583:Kanji
572:Ships
560:near
518:Italy
468:stern
376:class
297:Range
290:knots
285:Speed
155:Built
149:class
136:class
58:class
39:China
35:Wuhan
1549:Momi
1523:Momo
1509:Kaba
1399:Yodo
1392:Tone
1364:Suma
1316:Kuma
1144:Fuji
1110:Fusō
1008:Kaba
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940:(ex-
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236:Beam
192:Type
179:Lost
147:Kaba
52:Name
1117:Ise
646:江風
611:浦風
516:of
390:of
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288:30
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