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Admiralty noted their vulnerability and refitted them with additional armour over their engine and boiler rooms. At the same time the six remaining boats were renamed after wildlife in
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Veritable battleships of the coastal forces, the steam gun boats were heavily armed and could maintain high speed in a seaway. In action E-boat commanders respected the SGBs almost as much as destroyers as a single well-placed shot from their three-inch guns could disable or sink an E-boat.
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49:Class overview
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2282:Training ship
2280:
2278:
2277:River monitor
2275:
2273:
2270:
2268:
2265:
2263:
2260:
2258:
2255:
2253:
2250:
2248:
2245:
2243:
2242:Drone carrier
2240:
2238:
2235:
2233:
2230:
2228:
2227:Barracks ship
2225:
2223:
2220:
2218:
2215:
2214:
2212:
2210:Miscellaneous
2208:
2202:
2199:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2187:
2184:
2182:
2181:Human torpedo
2179:
2177:
2174:
2170:
2167:
2166:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2136:
2134:
2132:
2128:
2122:
2119:
2117:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2102:
2101:Naval tugboat
2099:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2091:Hospital ship
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2076:Dispatch boat
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
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2049:
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2037:
2034:
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2027:
2024:
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2011:
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1913:
1907:
1904:
1902:
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1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1876:Naval trawler
1874:
1872:
1871:Naval drifter
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1775:Landing craft
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1679:
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1653:Scout cruiser
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
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1638:Light cruiser
1636:
1632:
1629:
1628:
1627:
1626:Heavy cruiser
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1616:Battlecruiser
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1612:
1609:
1607:
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1603:
1601:
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1505:Fleet carrier
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1501:
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1325:Motor gunboat
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1316:
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550:Commissioned
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22:
2237:Capital ship
2222:Arsenal ship
2061:Crane vessel
2056:Command ship
1995:Mine planter
1973:Mine warfare
1939:Missile boat
1906:Torpedo boat
1895:
1866:Motor launch
1829:Patrol craft
1734:Radar picket
1540:Supercarrier
1334:
1178:
1170:
1163:
1156:
1115:
1099:
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1039:
1033:Bibliography
1021:
1011:
1002:
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946:
935:, retrieved
931:the original
926:
916:
907:
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850:River Medway
845:
835:
818:4 July 1942
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504:
489:
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451:minesweepers
448:
438:
434:
425:
423:
418:
412:
401:Robert Scott
389:
376:Kriegsmarine
375:
374:The nearest
373:
369:
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361:
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318:
302:
286:
278:World War II
265:
261:
260:
231:
123:Displacement
41:
29:
2272:Mother ship
2111:Repair ship
2010:Minesweeper
1886:Patrol boat
1841:Armed yacht
1563:Dreadnought
1550:Battleships
1377:Naval ships
937:11 December
860:, England.
585:Thornycroft
562:Thornycroft
476:Peter Scott
430:Dieppe Raid
405:Seine River
393:Peter Scott
341:Thornycroft
2320:Categories
2298:Ship types
2257:Guard ship
2131:Submarines
2066:Depot ship
2000:Minehunter
1179:Grey Goose
1125:0907206476
864:References
798:Grey Goose
708:Grey Shark
599:Cancelled
576:Cancelled
544:Laid down
490:Grey Shark
470:Grey Goose
455:Grey Goose
439:Aggressive
413:Albrighton
308:(MGB) and
270:Royal Navy
218:Complement
184:2 Γ shafts
163:Propulsion
78:In service
42:Grey Goose
2005:Minelayer
1820:Troopship
1748:Transport
1714:Escorteur
1694:Destroyer
1435:Broadside
1403:auxiliary
1398:submarine
1318:Gun boats
1157:Grey Seal
1134:cite book
776:Dunbarton
766:Grey Wolf
744:Dunbarton
650:Scotstoun
618:Scotstoun
608:Grey Seal
547:Launched
505:Grey Seal
397:Antarctic
322:destroyer
243:2 Γ twin
102:Cancelled
94:Completed
73:1940β1942
62:Operators
2247:Flagship
1980:Danlayer
1851:Corvette
1729:KaibΕkan
1598:Cruisers
1490:CAM ship
1445:Casemate
1381:warships
1171:Grey Owl
1164:Grey Fox
846:Anserava
832:Post-war
695:Sold to
672:Grey Owl
640:Grey Fox
589:Woolston
566:Woolston
541:Builder
520:Grey Fox
426:Grey Owl
226:Armament
194:35
2291:Related
2267:Monitor
2201:Wet sub
2046:Collier
1964:Shin'yΕ
1959:PT boat
1856:Gunboat
1719:Frigate
1450:Turrets
838:Vospers
718:Hebburn
682:Hebburn
507:FL5168
421:....".
386:Service
380:R boats
331:geared
293:E-boats
276:during
178:geared
147:Draught
86:Planned
25:warship
21:gunboat
2196:U-boat
1924:E-boat
1891:Q-ship
1677:Escort
1226:Forces
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959:
646:Yarrow
614:Yarrow
522:FL4636
492:FL5161
424:SGB5 (
345:Yarrow
299:Design
131:Length
1739:Sloop
1684:Aviso
1169:SGB5
1162:SGB4
1155:SGB3
1098:β in
869:Notes
852:near
808:Cowes
772:Denny
740:Denny
736:SGB7
581:SGB2
558:SGB1
553:Fate
538:Ship
314:Denny
253:tubes
203:Range
191:Speed
70:Built
2169:DSRV
1954:MTSM
1379:and
1167:and
1140:link
1120:ISBN
1104:ISBN
1079:ISBN
1064:ISBN
1045:ISBN
982:ISBN
957:ISBN
939:2007
858:Kent
794:SGB9
762:SGB8
704:SGB6
668:SGB5
636:SGB4
604:SGB3
472:SGB9
437:HMS
419:Grey
355:and
266:SGBs
249:2 Γ
174:2 Γ
168:1 Γ
139:Beam
110:Lost
54:Name
23:and
1949:MTM
1944:MTB
1934:MGB
1929:MAS
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