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1107:Roger Keyes
1101:During the
1068:Great Sound
853:Roger Keyes
778:Mahdist War
753:West Africa
720:and became
615:Crickhowell
517:Mahdist War
319:Crickhowell
274:Commanding
248:Commanding
192:HM The King
1671:Categories
1656:1921β1956
1621:1930β1931
1589:1926β1928
1562:1925β1926
1535:1921β1923
1248:minehunter
977:Baltic Sea
967:The Baltic
895:Gloucester
863:Skirmisher
833:Resolution
817:battleship
718:lieutenant
665:midshipmen
642:Royal Navy
609:Early life
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1138:HMS
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262:1921β1923
258:In office
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200:In office
1660:Extinct
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709:Boadicea
676:flagship
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