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1216:Athabaskan
1201:Athabaskan
1173:Warramunga
1011:Royal Navy
820:References
717:13 January
661:Cassells,
648:Cassells,
635:Cassells,
587:Cassells,
526:Korean War
478:HMAS
355:Korean War
244:Complement
221:Propulsion
161:2,116 tons
1499:Uijeongbu
930:(2000) .
471:USS
447:Chingilli
369:in 1958.
328:Chingilli
266:1 × twin
260:2 × twin
152:destroyer
78:Laid down
52:Australia
1504:Chuam-ni
1361:Overview
1245:Iroquois
1208:Iroquois
1076:Matabele
901:49841510
865:46829686
799:, p. 166
665:, p. 238
480:Canberra
473:Canberra
363:paid off
303:throwers
255:Armament
86:Launched
58:Namesake
1514:Kapyong
1494:Pakchon
1489:Chongju
1474:Sariwon
1288:J class
1282:I class
1097:Punjabi
1069:Mashona
1041:Cossack
1034:Bedouin
1027:Ashanti
681:(video)
639:, p. 26
392:overall
286:AA guns
271:DP guns
249:ratings
173:overall
125:1950–52
68:Builder
39:History
1479:Yongju
1437:Sydney
1421:Bataan
1267:Nootka
1260:Micmac
1224:Cayuga
1189:
1166:Bataan
1160:Kurnai
1153:Arunta
1141:
1118:Tartar
1111:Somali
1090:Nubian
1083:Mohawk
1055:Gurkha
1048:Eskimo
1020:Afridi
1008:
958:Bataan
938:
916:
899:
880:
863:
853:
834:
687:. 1944
558:Bataan
554:Bataan
543:Bataan
535:Bataan
531:Bataan
522:Bataan
514:Bataan
496:Bataan
492:Bataan
459:Bataan
451:Kurnai
384:Bataan
359:Bataan
347:Bataan
332:Kurnai
318:was a
314:Bataan
166:Length
112:awards
32:Bataan
1484:Kujin
1399:3 RAR
1394:2 RAR
1389:1 RAR
1247:(G07)
1238:Huron
1231:Haida
1203:(G89)
1062:Maori
775:(PDF)
768:(PDF)
568:Notes
562:scrap
455:Gunai
367:scrap
312:HMAS
237:knots
235:36.5
232:Speed
123:Korea
30:HMAS
1125:Zulu
1104:Sikh
936:ISBN
914:ISBN
897:OCLC
878:ISBN
861:OCLC
851:ISBN
832:ISBN
783:2012
751:2012
719:2007
693:2012
361:was
299:2 ×
275:6 ×
200:3 ×
187:Beam
132:Fate
330:or
208:shp
1575::
1249:/
1205:/
1163:/
859:.
721:.
683:.
596:^
576:^
487:.
345:,
338:.
212:kW
1345:e
1338:t
1331:v
987:e
980:t
973:v
944:.
922:.
903:.
886:.
867:.
840:.
785:.
753:.
695:.
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