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576:Modèle 68
570:Modèle 64
564:Modèle 53
511:modèle 68
501:in 1961.
484:anti-ship
482:defence,
398:Elevation
378:(30
376:kilograms
359:(52
357:kilograms
336:modèle 68
282:modèle 68
280:modèle 64
278:modèle 53
251:1953–1961
199:Argentina
152:Naval gun
118:Naval gun
1565:(1989).
1364:See also
1323:frigate
1226:Portugal
1214:Frigate
1199:Portugal
1187:Frigate
1171:Malaysia
1159:Colombia
1147:Frigate
1120:Frigate
1093:Frigate
1066:Frigate
1013:Frigate
985:Portugal
973:Frigate
957:Bulgaria
933:Frigate
906:Frigate
705:Bulgaria
676:Malaysia
672:Bulgaria
656:Portugal
554:Versions
408:Traverse
275:Variants
267:Produced
248:Designed
240:Designer
225:Gulf War
215:Malaysia
211:Bulgaria
191:Portugal
1326:Surcouf
1316:of the
1236:Gallery
1088:Florèal
997:Uruguay
945:Belgium
874:Hamburg
820:Suffren
766:Cassard
729:Nation
692:Hamburg
680:Germany
648:Belgium
598:Compact
545:tampion
470:History
462:Modern
388:Calibre
286:Compact
243:Tonnelé
187:Belgium
80:scholar
1573:
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1387:AK-100
1321:-class
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756:France
753:
723:Class
701:-class
694:-class
687:-class
678:&
664:Brazil
660:Turkey
619:avisos
371:weight
321:Barrel
309:tonnes
301:tonnes
203:Brazil
195:Turkey
183:France
161:France
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
726:Type
652:China
613:Usage
412:40°/s
402:29°/s
374:13.5
369:Shell
349:Shell
87:JSTOR
73:books
1571:ISBN
1500:ISBN
1470:ISBN
1401:and
1312:The
901:Köln
685:Köln
331:Crew
296:Mass
221:Wars
148:Type
59:news
334:2 (
299:22
42:by
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313:lb
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