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over which, even with their reduced armament, they would enjoy a comfortable superiority. They were also to be capable of acting as a fleet cruiser (which was fortunate because, in the end, they were used almost exclusively with the fleet). Therefore, no reduction in speed (i.e. machinery) could be
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Mark XIX replaced the single mounts, and a second HACS director was added aft. A shelter was added for the gun crews between each pair of guns as it was recognised that in wartime the crews would spend a lot of time closed up at action stations and would rapidly fatigue in the open gun mountings.
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1113:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
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53:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
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84:Learn how and when to remove this message
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341:Four Parsons geared steam turbines
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1071:Campbell, John (1985).
266:General characteristics
68:more precise citations.
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2414:Insect-class gunboat
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711:20 mm Oerlikons
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1222:. London: Cassell.
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1001:1958, later hulked
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981:1948, defected to
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806:Construction data
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41:list of references
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2630:Conversions
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2485:Round Table
2171:Teviot Bank
2157:Port Quebec
2150:Port Napier
2027:Bridgewater
1787:Shakespeare
1569:Battleships
1415:Illustrious
1026:Ordered as
987:Tchoungking
672:float plane
666:A rotating
549:Southampton
370:5,300
347:Four shafts
183:Preceded by
66:introducing
2644:Categories
2465:Portuguese
2281:Submarines
2143:Menestheus
2094:Minelayers
2083:Black Swan
2062:Kingfisher
1808:Destroyers
1422:Implacable
1394:Courageous
1328:Town class
1065:References
1035:Polyphemus
999:Kuang Chou
830:Completed
795:Charleston
545:Town-class
537:Polyphemus
529:Royal Navy
473:1 in
384:Complement
336:Propulsion
202:Town class
149:Royal Navy
2612:Cancelled
2555:Maidstone
2522:Albatross
2420:Dragonfly
2256:Protector
2240:Netlayers
2136:Agamemnon
2103:Adventure
1990:Corvettes
1915:W & Z
1910:U & V
1905:S & T
1900:Q & R
1895:O & P
1890:L & M
1865:G & H
1860:E & F
1855:C & D
1850:A & B
1837:Ambuscade
1826:V & W
1429:Audacious
1408:Ark Royal
1104:0043-0374
995:Pei Ching
979:Chungking
862:Sold for
821:Laid down
680:commodore
620:vis-à-vis
600:Arethusas
588:Arethusas
555:Newcastle
502:, except
483:bulkheads
250:Cancelled
242:Completed
229:1935–1949
221:1933–1937
135:Operators
108:HMS
74:June 2008
2490:Monitors
2443:Trawlers
2307:Parthian
2249:Guardian
2222:Algerine
2048:Shoreham
2034:Hastings
1952:Frigates
1765:Minotaur
1751:Minotaur
1725:Arethusa
1613:Vanguard
1544:Activity
1532:Attacker
1518:Audacity
1484:Majestic
1477:Colossus
1304:Penelope
1283:Arethusa
1269:Arethusa
1218:(1995).
1196:(2005).
1155:(1998).
1133:(2010).
1047:See also
1007:Minotaur
991:Huang He
912:Penelope
886:Greenock
840:Arethusa
826:Launched
817:Builder
790:Arethusa
775:Arethusa
760:Penelope
749:Type 285
745:Type 281
741:Type 273
732:Arethusa
726:Type 279
707:Type 280
668:catapult
644:Penelope
604:Leanders
596:Leanders
592:Leanders
568:Arethusa
541:Minotaur
523:of four
515:Arethusa
462:magazine
429:Penelope
410:Arethusa
392:Armament
299:Penelope
288:Penelope
128:Arethusa
2562:Titania
2534:Adamant
2515:Pegasus
2503:Roberts
2381:Coastal
2360:Amphion
2331:Grampus
2314:Rainbow
2196:Halcyon
2069:Bittern
2055:Grimsby
1965:Captain
1758:Neptune
1718:Leander
1711:Emerald
1704:Hawkins
1660:Hawkins
1585:Revenge
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1525:Avenger
1491:Centaur
1470:Unicorn
1320:Leander
1297:Galatea
925:Belfast
873:Galatea
866:, 1950
769:Service
721:Galatea
657:Galatea
640:Leander
624:Leander
577:Leander
572:Amphion
498:, then
479:turrets
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414:Galatea
328:Draught
234:Planned
188:Leander
110:Galatea
62:improve
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2454:Basset
2448:Castle
2229:Cybele
2203:Bangor
2124:Linnet
2117:Plover
2110:Abdiel
2013:Sloops
2003:Castle
1998:Flower
1970:Colony
1941:Daring
1930:Weapon
1925:Battle
1875:Tribal
1844:Amazon
1768:(1947)
1666:County
1633:Renown
1592:Nelson
1511:Archer
1463:Hermes
1290:Aurora
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951:Aurora
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676:Aurora
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562:Design
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455:Armour
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312:Length
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292:Aurora
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1960:River
1796:Scott
1697:Danae
1538:Ruler
1456:Argus
1436:Malta
1401:Eagle
1322:class
1096:XLIII
941:U-410
902:U-557
864:scrap
833:Fate
811:Ship
801:Ships
782:class
652:HA/LA
579:class
521:class
517:class
365:Range
357:Speed
218:Built
210:class
190:class
130:class
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2300:Odin
2190:Hunt
1975:Loch
1885:Hunt
1831:Town
1744:Fiji
1737:Dido
1731:Town
1672:York
1640:Hood
1606:Lion
1224:ISBN
1202:ISBN
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1139:ISBN
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1100:ISSN
1077:ISBN
780:Dido
773:The
646:and
636:HACS
622:the
566:The
552:and
539:and
512:The
494:1 ×
481:and
475:deck
469:belt
441:6 ×
434:8 ×
419:8 ×
404:4 ×
397:6 ×
320:Beam
301:and
290:and
271:Type
258:Lost
208:Dido
124:Name
2621:C,P
2270:Net
2263:Bar
2215:Auk
2209:MMS
1980:Bay
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