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73:Builder
65:Ordered
35:History
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1638:Newark
1620:Prince
1507:Severn
1468:Exeter
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1257:Boyne
943:Lenox
806:Namur
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461:Tiger
291:Eagle
185:Sails
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1232:Duke
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