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603:Portsmouth
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314:Background
282:The naval
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1172:, pp. 162
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468:Aftermath
461:Bonavture
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360:North Sea
244:Dungeness
1306:(2008).
1213:, p. 100
840:Rozeboom
821:Neptunis
667:Entrance
581:Sapphire
523:Recovery
373:Nieuport
332:Barbados
298:and the
249:Portland
229:Plymouth
159:25 ships
156:47 ships
151:Strength
62:Location
31:Part of
1189:, p. 36
1148:, p. 52
1032:Sampson
1026:Alkmaar
659:Fairfax
651:Triumph
627:3 small
616:Mermaid
565:Speaker
557:Garland
549:Victory
453:Garland
440:Garland
421:tacking
259:Gabbard
254:Leghorn
172:Unknown
1370:
1356:
1316:
643:Andrew
610:Martin
419:While
350:Battle
111:
98:
75:Result
1089:Notes
877:Elias
809:Valck
622:Ruben
541:James
414:James
400:James
396:James
392:ketch
385:Dover
224:Dover
1368:ISBN
1354:ISBN
1314:ISBN
959:Rear
596:Star
573:Ruby
451:and
318:The
306:and
234:Elba
66:Off
54:Date
972:NKA
748:Van
366:to
362:or
1383::
1177:^
1113:).
951:VD
923:MD
773:AD
763:RD
678:36
670:44
612:12
455:.
412:.
346:.
1322:.
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953:)
925:)
775:)
765:)
201:e
194:t
187:v
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