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3068:Conversions
2740:Abercrombie
2733:Marshal Ney
2612:Admiralty M
2528:Shakespeare
2120:Lord Nelson
1967:Bellerophon
1960:Dreadnought
1242:26 May 1913
1161:Redgauntlet
1146:August 1914
1137:Thornycroft
1117:August 1914
1073:Swan Hunter
1050:6 June 1913
1047:6 July 1912
1018:August 1914
987:August 1914
909:Dardanelles
903:Wrecked in
624:during the
463:quarterdeck
360:World War I
273:1,720
136:Preceded by
53:introducing
3082:Categories
3054:Courageous
2844:Submarines
2801:Racecourse
2747:Lord Clive
2617:Hawthorn M
2549:Destroyers
2451:Pathfinder
2410:Challenger
2228:Devonshire
2182:Courageous
2161:Queen Mary
2140:Invincible
2085:Formidable
1974:St Vincent
1940:Vindictive
1411:light ship
1210:March 1914
1181:March 1914
1178:6 May 1913
900:March 1914
871:March 1914
706:March 1914
580:island of
552:auxiliary
521:minelaying
469:Propulsion
459:forecastle
352:Royal Navy
311:"pom-pom"
282:Complement
247:Propulsion
130:Royal Navy
36:references
2988:Aubrietia
2918:Swordfish
2437:Adventure
2403:Highflyer
2113:Swiftsure
2023:Iron Duke
2016:Agincourt
1863:Ark Royal
1702:Lochinvar
1695:Llewellyn
1387:Beardmore
1342:Lochinvar
1332:June 1914
1235:Scotstoun
941:June 1914
932:Fairfield
905:Suvla Bay
891:Fairfield
862:Fairfield
799:July 1914
760:Dumbarton
735:July 1914
726:Beardmore
681:Llewellyn
671:Completed
665:Laid down
604:and sank
563:North Sea
554:minelayer
512:Minelayer
494:Lochinvar
486:Llewellyn
377:Lochinvar
317:2 × twin
184:Destroyer
159:Completed
118:Operators
2821:Gunboats
2724:Monitors
2660:Talisman
2627:Yarrow M
2513:Marksman
2506:Faulknor
2465:Boadicea
2458:Sentinel
2389:Arrogant
2375:Powerful
2294:Arethusa
2249:Minotaur
2221:Monmouth
2071:Majestic
1988:Colossus
1884:Raven II
1877:Campania
1856:Engadine
1829:Aircraft
1744:Lysander
1674:Leonidas
1646:Laverock
1618:Landrail
1313:Landrail
1289:Hereward
1284:Laverock
1196:Rosalind
1107:Woolston
1063:Lysander
1043:Wallsend
1033:Sarpedon
1007:Parsons
966:Wallsend
951:Leonidas
927:Waverley
886:Talisman
814:Florizel
770:May 1914
668:Launched
634:Landrail
478:Leonidas
440:Laverock
436:Landrail
342:) was a
290:Armament
2981:Anchusa
2713:Cricket
2666:V and W
2444:Forward
2396:Pelorus
2347:Eclipse
2340:Astraea
2313:Emerald
2269:Hawkins
2242:Warrior
2188:Admiral
2078:Canopus
2044:Revenge
1981:Neptune
1926:Nairana
1919:Pegasus
1912:Furious
1905:Manxman
1849:Riviera
1842:Empress
1737:Lydiard
1730:Lucifer
1709:Lookout
1681:Liberty
1653:Lawford
1604:Laforey
1597:Laertes
1583:Laforey
1357:Dalmuir
1318:Hotspur
1225:Haughty
1191:Liberty
1127:Lookout
1068:Ulysses
1028:Laertes
997:Lucifer
976:Hebburn
956:Rob Roy
922:Lydiard
913:Turkish
857:Ivanhoe
852:Lawford
809:Laforey
750:Orlando
696:Dalmuir
642:Liberty
630:Lydiard
545:Amphion
533:Laforey
527:Service
506:Dalmuir
474:Laforey
428:Liberty
420:Acastas
415:Fortune
404:Laforey
392:Lanyard
388:Laforey
356:M class
350:of the
340:L class
334:Laforey
217:Draught
111:Laforey
49:improve
3019:Mersey
3014:Castle
2974:Arabis
2967:Azalea
2960:Acacia
2954:Flower
2948:Cadmus
2934:Sloops
2834:Insect
2782:Erebus
2761:Gorgon
2754:Humber
2706:TB 114
2699:TB 109
2520:Parker
2479:Active
2472:Blonde
2417:Topaze
2382:Diadem
2333:Apollo
2207:Cressy
2175:Renown
2099:Duncan
2092:London
2030:Canada
1898:Vindex
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1688:Linnet
1667:Lennox
1660:Legion
1639:Laurel
1632:Lassoo
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1401:French
1377:Lassoo
1347:Malice
1323:Yarrow
1294:Yarrow
1265:Yarrow
1260:Havock
1255:Linnet
1156:Laurel
1132:Dragon
1097:Daring
1002:Rocket
780:Legion
721:Portia
716:Lennox
686:Picton
638:Laurel
594:Lennox
590:Legion
571:London
550:German
517:Legion
498:Lassoo
490:Lennox
451:Acasta
444:Linnet
424:Laurel
409:Acasta
398:Design
381:Lassoo
346:of 22
237:3–4 ×
198:Length
141:Acasta
127:
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3056:class
2811:Dance
2692:TB 98
2685:TB 81
2637:Medea
2537:Scott
2499:Swift
2368:Edgar
2361:Pearl
2354:Blake
2306:Danae
2214:Drake
2168:Tiger
1995:Orion
1933:Argus
1762:class
1723:Loyal
1716:Louis
1611:Lance
1427:Notes
1406:Meuse
1382:Magic
1201:White
1171:Cowes
1092:Lance
881:Louis
824:Govan
790:Denny
785:Viola
745:Loyal
674:Fate
652:Ships
598:Loyal
586:Lance
582:Texel
578:Dutch
537:Lance
344:class
336:class
270:Range
263:knots
258:Speed
143:class
94:Loyal
2806:Hunt
2643:Arno
2288:Town
2154:Lion
2009:Erin
1891:Anne
1625:Lark
1524:ISBN
1505:ISBN
1486:ISBN
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