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671:Citations
466:Admiralty
391:In 1908,
388:in 1906.
370:Gibraltar
310:2-1.5in (
142:SMS
102:Laid down
1510:23 Sep:
1477:29 Sep:
1456:Cormoran
1452:28 Sep:
1421:22 Sep:
1410:20 Sep:
1400:18 Sep:
1390:17 Sep:
1366:14 Sep:
1355:13 Sep:
1348:Elsinore
1345:11 Sep:
1335:10 Sep:
1244:Arrogant
1137:Pactolus
1038:6°8′54″S
932:Archived
785:Archived
628:Winifred
544:Zanzibar
490:Bagamoyo
482:Zanzibar
474:Hyacinth
472:to join
468:ordered
461:Hyacinth
436:sighted
272:Armament
255:20
149:Zanzibar
140:Sunk by
113:Launched
1503:Oceanic
1499:8 Sep:
1481:Oceanic
1425:Aboukir
1414:Pegasus
1324:5 Sep:
1221:Pioneer
1193:Pandora
1186:Pioneer
1158:Perseus
1151:Pyramus
1144:Pegasus
1130:Pelorus
1096:Pelorus
938:15 July
711:5640870
632:Mombasa
613:Pegasus
591:Pegasus
586:Pioneer
556:Pegasus
552:Pegasus
540:Pegasus
532:Pegasus
514:Pegasus
504:Sinking
498:Pegasus
486:Pegasus
478:Pegasus
470:Astraea
455:Astraea
450:Pegasus
446:Pegasus
434:Pegasus
412:Pegasus
393:Pegasus
382:Nauplia
362:Chatham
358:Pegasus
353:History
331:Pelorus
325:Pegasus
208:Draught
166:Pelorus
84:Builder
76:Ordered
70:Pegasus
46:History
39:Pegasus
1513:Potosi
1432:Cressy
1228:Psyche
1209:
1179:Psyche
1165:Pomone
1111:
709:
600:where
574:Gascon
372:for a
333:-class
302:Armour
192:Length
168:-class
107:Jarrow
1470:Luchs
1463:Iltis
1445:Zélée
1439:Hogue
1338:Indus
1255:class
1246:class
1006:(PDF)
661:Tanga
647:Notes
594:'
559:'
347:class
345:Pearl
312:decks
252:Speed
129:Motto
1542:1915
1534:1914
1526:1913
1501:HMS
1479:HMS
1359:Hela
940:2011
874:2016
793:2014
718:2017
707:OCLC
323:HMS
289:2 ×
283:8 ×
277:8 ×
233:8 ×
200:Beam
137:Fate
79:1893
68:HMS
65:Name
37:HMS
1370:AE1
615:at
492:in
267:224
221:ihp
147:in
97:718
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