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215:Bathurst
190:Bathurst
167:Geranium
154:Geranium
1348:Admiral
1194:History
1164:Current
1102:Penguin
1094:Moreton
959:Leeuwin
920:Collins
716:Command
637:Portals
571:20 June
310:Leeuwin
301:Leeuwin
255:Leeuwin
241:Moresby
235:draught
210:Lachlan
173:Moresby
128:Leeuwin
118:History
108:Equator
1427:Portal
1365:Former
1150:Badges
1118:Watson
1078:Harman
1046:Cairns
966:Paluma
953:Sirius
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257:-class
250:-class
248:Paluma
196:Allied
1291:Other
1155:Ranks
906:Anzac
600:(PDF)
585:(PDF)
279:Units
126:HMAS
945:Huon
628:2007
608:2010
593:2010
573:2011
557:OCLC
399:2012
298:Two
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64:Role
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58:AHO
56:or
54:AHS
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