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247:36,000
210:Displacement
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125:5 April 1933
122:Commissioned
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1692:Restigouche
1680:St. Laurent
1656:Assiniboine
1646:River class
1003:searchlight
987:rangefinder
782:Grangemouth
778:Invergordon
774:Convoy ON18
687:Wei Hai Wei
641:Philippines
613:Captain (D)
577:mounts for
352:2 × single
335:4 × single
301:5,870
155:Honours and
117:7 July 1932
1925:1932 ships
1909:Categories
1739:Royal Navy
1661:Kempenfelt
1593:Kempenfelt
1584:Royal Navy
1354:References
1014:sea trials
989:above the
877:Alexandria
807:, and the
786:Scapa Flow
767:Home Fleet
738:battleship
724:contraband
415:Home Fleet
395:Royal Navy
343:12-pounder
310:Complement
269:2 × shafts
264:Propulsion
21:HMS Duncan
1427:0966-6958
1323:27 August
1098:Sunflower
1018:Tobermory
954:Admiralty
920:Liverpool
879:. During
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822:from the
819:Sheffield
791:Ark Royal
668:HMS
423:Gibraltar
106:Laid down
1851:Margaree
1839:Kootenay
1827:Part of
1762:Defender
1709:Crusader
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1600:Crescent
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670:Falmouth
649:Thailand
537:fuel oil
497:standard
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330:Armament
133:May 1945
114:Launched
78:Namesake
1881:E class
1875:B class
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1783:Delight
1769:Diamond
1723:D class
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1090:Vidette
1072:, sank
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895:Furious
889:Repulse
873:Piraeus
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830:during
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804:Berwick
765:of the
751:Duchess
733:Duchess
703:sisters
661:Woosung
633:Red Sea
563:funnels
548:calibre
515:geared
513:Parsons
509:draught
474:reserve
419:Force H
388:D-class
356:AA guns
276:geared
274:Parsons
234:Draught
201:D-class
96:Builder
88:Ordered
46:History
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1755:Daring
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846:Collar
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719:Dainty
716:, and
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679:Pipina
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653:Malaya
643:, the
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619:Career
601:Duncan
581:. One
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533:Duncan
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466:Duncan
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427:Duncan
407:Duncan
386:was a
383:Duncan
218:Length
157:awards
72:Duncan
38:Duncan
1856:Diana
1844:Decoy
1797:Diana
1790:Decoy
1697:Comet
1614:Comet
1133:Notes
1127:BISCO
1088:with
1085:U-282
1075:U-274
1051:U-470
999:radar
938:Argus
933:Eagle
837:Argus
707:Diana
665:sloop
525:knots
482:scrap
435:Malta
368:20 ×
324:ASDIC
298:Range
291:knots
286:Speed
173:Badge
138:Motto
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1496:ISBN
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1325:2011
985:and
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381:HMS
341:1 ×
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226:Beam
165:Fate
70:HMS
67:Name
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