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The Cabadelo was a Brazilian minelayer of 552 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Cabedelo had a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 97. She was armed with two 4 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and carried fifty mines.
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USS Cabezon was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Cabezon was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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In nautical terms, a cable is 183 metres.
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The Cabo Fradera was a Spanish river patrol boat of 44 tons displacement launched engaged in the patrol of the Minho River on the Portuguese frontier during the 1930's. The Cabo Fradera had a top speed of 10 knots and carried a complement of 11. She was armed with one 42 mm gun.
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The USS Cabot was an American Independence Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 11000 tons displacement started as a Cleveland Class cruiser, converted during building, and launched in 1943. The USS Cabot was powered by Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. She carried a complement of 1400 and 45 aircraft. She was armed with sixteen 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and forty 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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USS Cabrilla was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Cabrilla was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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HMS Cachalot was a British Porpoise Class minelayer submarine of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1937 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with one 4-inch gun; two machine guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes in the bow. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 15.75 knots on the surface, and electric motors providing a top speed of 8.75 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 55.
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USS Cachalot was an American Cachalot Class submarine of 1110 tons displacement launched in 1933. USS Cachalot was powered by two sets of GM 'V' type diesel engines providing a top speed of 17 knots surfaced and 9 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 52 and was armed with one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Cacine is a Portuguese Cacine Class large patrol boat of 310 tons displacement fully loaded. The Cacine is powered by two MTU 12V 538 Maybach diesel engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and a range of 4400 miles at 12 knots. The Cacine carries a crew of 33 and is armed with a Bofors 40 mm/70 gun and an Oerlikon 20 mm/65 gun.
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HMS Cadiz was a British Battle Class destroyer of 2315 tons displacement designed for operation in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War and launched in 1944. HMS Cadiz was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 250 in peace time and 337 during the Second World War. She was armed with two pairs of 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns mounted forward; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge howitzers; ten 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Cadmus was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Cadmus was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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HMS Caesar was a British first-class battleship launched in 1896. The name Caesar has been used for British naval ships since 1793.
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HMS Caesar (formerly HMS Ranger) was a British C Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Caesar was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 186. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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USS Caiman was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Caiman was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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The Caio Duilio was an Italian Duilio Class dreadnought of 24500 tons displacement launched in 1913 and rebuilt in 1939 as a Cavour Class battleship of 23622 tons displacement. The Caio Duilio was powered by eight 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 1074 increased to 1198 after rebuilding. She was originally armed with thirteen 12-inch guns; sixteen 6-inch guns; thirteen 14 pdr guns, three of which were removed for the duration of the Great War; six 14 pdr anti-aircraft guns; two machine-guns and four 18-inch torpedo tubes. After reconstruction prior to the Second World War she was armed with ten 12.6 inch guns; twelve 5.3 inch guns; ten 3.5 inch anti-aircraft guns; thirty-nine anti-aircraft machine-guns and carried four aircraft.
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The Caio Duilio is an Italian Andrea Doria Class cruiser of 5000 tons standard displacement launched in 1962. She carries a crew of 470 including 45 officers and is powered by two double reduction geared turbines rated at 60000 shp and four Foster-Wheeler boilers providing a top speed of 31 knots and a range of 8000 km at 17 knots. Armaments consist of 40 GDC Pomona Standard SM-1ER surface-to-air missiles in twin Mk 10 Mod 10 launchers; six OTO Melara 76 mm/62 MMK guns in single turrets, three on each side amidships abreast the funnels and the bridge; six 324 mm US Mk 32 in two triple arrangements torpedo tubes. Two AB 212ASW helicopters are also carried.
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HMS Cairo was a British Carlise Class anti-aircraft cruiser of 4200 tons displacement launched as a cruiser in 1918, and refitted as an anti-aircraft ship in 1939. HMS Cairo was armed with eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, one multiple pompom and several smaller guns. She was powered by Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of 400. HMS Cairo saw action during the Second World War before being sunk in the Mediterranean in 1942.
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HMS Caistor Castle was a British Castle Class frigate of 1100 tons displacement launched in 1944. She carried a crew of 96, and had a top speed of 16.5 knots. Armaments consisted of one 4 inch calibre Mk XIX gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement; two 20 mm guns in a twin arrangement; one squid three-barrelled anti-ship mortar; two depth charge launchers and fifteen depth charges.
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The USS Calahan was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Calahan was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Calais was a French Arras Class patrol vessel of 644 tons displacement launched in 1919. The Calais was powered by two oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and a range of 4800 km at 11 knots and carried a complement of about 110. She was armed with two 5.5 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine-guns and depth charges.
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The Calatafimi was an Italian Curtaone Class torpedo boat of 966 tons displacement launched in 1923. The Calatafimi was powered by four Thornycroft oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with four 4-inch guns; two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; six 18-inch torpedo tubes and ten mines for mine laying.
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The USS Calcaterra was an American Edsall Class escort destroyer of 1200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Calcaterra was powered by Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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HMS Calcutta was a British Carlise Class anti-aircraft cruiser of 4200 tons displacement launched as a cruiser in 1918, and refitted as an anti-aircraft ship in 1939. HMS Calcutta was armed with eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, one multiple pompom and several smaller guns. She was powered by Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of 400. HMS Calcutta saw action during the Second World War before being sunk in 1941.
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The Calcutta and Burma Steam Navigation Company was established in 1856 as a shipping company operating between England and Arabia, Persia, India, Burma and Yokohama. It changed its name in 1862 to the British India Steam Navigation Company.
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The Caldas (formerly the Tejo) was a Portuguese-built Colombian destroyer of 1239 tons displacement launched in 1933 for the Portuguese navy and purchased by Colombia in 1934. The Caldas was powered by three Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 8640 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 147 and was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; three 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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The Caldas is a Colombian Type FS 1500 frigate of 1500 tons displacement, launched in 1982. She is powered by four MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesel engines of 28000 hp providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 11200 km. She carries a crew of 94 and is armed with eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 ship-to-ship missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 (twin) anti-aircraft guns; four Oerlikon 30 mm/75 Mk 74 (in two twin arrangements) guns; six 324 mm Mk 32 (in two triple arrangements) torpedo tubes and carries one MBB BO 105 CB helicopter for anti-submarine warfare.
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The USS Caldwell was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Caldwell was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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HMS Caledon was a British Caledon Class cruiser of 4180 tons displacement launched in 1916 that saw action during the Second World War. HMS Caledon was armed with five 6-inch guns; two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pounder guns; eleven smaller guns and eight torpedo tubes arranged in four double mountings. HMS Caledon was powered by eight Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of 400.
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The USS California was an American California Class battleship of 32600 tons displacement launched in 1919. The USS California was powered by eight Bureau Express boilers providing a top speed of 21 knots. She carried a complement of 1480 and three aircraft. She was armed with twelve 14 inch guns; twelve 5 inch guns; eight 5 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 6 pdr saluting guns; two 1 pdr guns; two machine-guns and eleven anti-aircraft machine-guns. When built she was fitted with torpedo tubes, these being removed prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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The Calipso was an Italian Partenope Class torpedo boat of 679 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 94. Armaments consisted of three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Callaghan was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943 and sunk during the Second World War. The USS Callaghan was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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HMS Calliope was a British third-class cruiser of 2270 tons launched in 1884.
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The Calliope was an Italian Partenope Class torpedo boat of 679 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 94. Armaments consisted of three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Calman was a French Requin Class submarine of 974 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1927. The Calman was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 16 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 10 knots submerged and a range of 11200 km surfaced. She carried a complement of 51 and armaments consisted of one 3.9 inch gun; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and ten 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Calpe was a British No 2 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Calpe was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 146. She was armed with six 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr gun and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Calvo Sotelo was a Spanish gunboat of 1600 tons displacement launched in 1934 as the Zocatecas for the Mexican government, and acquired by Spain in 1936. The Calvo Sotelo was powered by Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with four 4 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns and three 30 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Calypso was a British third-class cruiser of 2770 tons launched in 1883.
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HMS Calypso was a British Caledon Class cruiser of 4180 tons displacement launched in 1916 and torpedoed and sunk in June 1940 during the Second World War. HMS Calypso was armed with five 6-inch guns; two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pounder guns; eleven smaller guns and eight torpedo tubes arranged in four double mountings. HMS Calypso was powered by eight Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of 400.
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The Calypso was a French Schneider-Laubeuf type Sirene Class submarine of 552 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1926. The Calypso was powered by two sets of 2-cycle Schneider-Carels diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 7.5 knots submerged and a range of 3200 km at 10 knots on the surface, and carried a complement of 40. She could dive to a depth of 45 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine-guns and seven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Cambrian was a British second-class cruiser of 4360 tons launched in 1893. The name Cambrian has been borne by British naval ships since 1797.
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HMS Cambrian (formerly Spitfire) was a British C Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Cambrian was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 186. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Cambridge was a British 100-gun gunnery ship of 4971 tons displacement launched in 1858. The name Cambridge has been borne by British naval ships since 1666.
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The USS Camden is an American Sacramento Class fast combat support ship of 19200 tons light displacement. The USS Camden is powered by four Combustion Engineering boilers providing a top speed of 26 knots and a range of 6000 miles at 25 knots. She carries a crew of 601 including 24 officers and cargo of 177000 barrels of fuel; 2150 tons of munitions; 500 tons of dry stores and 250 tons of refrigerated stores. Armaments consist of a Raytheon NATO Sea Sparrow Mk 29 octuple surface-to-air missile launcher and two General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx Mk 15 guns and 12.7 mm machine-guns. Two UH-46E Sea Knight helicopters are also carried.
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HMS Camelia was a British Flower Class corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Camelia was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 85 and was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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The Camicia Nera was an Italian Aviere Class destroyer of 1620 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Camicia Nera was powered by three 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 39 knots and carried a complement of 165. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Camocim was a Brazilian minelayer of 552 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Camocim had a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 97. She was armed with two 4 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and carried fifty mines.
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The Campania was an Atlantic liner steamer of the Cunard Line built in 1893. She was 610 feet long, had a displacement of 12950 tons and a speed of 22 knots, making her Britain's fastest liner at the time. The Campania had accommodation for 900 passengers. During the Great War the Campania was taken for naval service, acting as a seaplane-carrying ship. She sunk in the Firth of Forth after breaking free from her moorings and colliding with a battleship on November the 10th 1918.
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HMS Campbell was a British Campbell Class destroyer of 1530 tons displacement launched in 1918. She was armed with five 4.7-inch guns; one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun; two 2-pounder pompom anti-aircraft guns; one machine gun; four Lewis guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings. She was powered by Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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HMS Campbeltown is a British Broadsword Class frigate of 4200 tons displacement launched in 1987. HMS Campbeltown is powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1A gas turbines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM3C gas turbines and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 250 including 31 officers and has accommodation for 301. Armaments consist of two McDonnell Douglas Harpoon quad surface-to-surface missile launchers; two British Aerospace Seawolf GWS 25 Mod 3 surface-to-air missile launchers; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; one Signaal/General Electric 30 mm 7-barrelled Gatling Goalkeeper; two twin DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged as two triples taking the Marconi Stingray and Honeywell/Marconi Mk 46 Mod 2 torpedoes.
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HMS Camperdown was a British Battle Class destroyer of 2315 tons displacement designed for operation in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War and launched in 1944. HMS Camperdown was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 250 in peace time and 337 during the Second World War. She was armed with two pairs of 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns mounted forward; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge howitzers; ten 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Canadian-Australian Line was a line of three steamships operating between Vancouver and Sydney in connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway and in conjunction with the Empress Line during the early part of the twentieth century.
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The Cananea was a Brazilian minelayer of 552 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Cananea had a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 97. She was armed with two 4 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and carried fifty mines.
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The Canarias was a Spanish first class cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Canarias was powered by eight Yarrow oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and a range of 12800 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 765, two aircraft and was armed with eight 8 inch guns; eight 4.7 inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 2 pdr pom-pom anti-aircraft guns and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in triples.
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The Canavieras was a Brazilian minelayer of 552 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Canavieras had a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 97. She was armed with two 4 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and carried fifty mines.
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HMAS Canberra was an Australian cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1927 and reconstructed in 1938. HMAS Canberra was powered by eight Admiralty 3-drum type oil boilers providing a top speed of 31.5 knots and a range of 3680 km at top speed or 16640 km at a cruising speed of 14 knots. HMAS Canberra carried a complement of 679. She was armed with eight 8-inch guns; eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pdr guns; four 2-pdr pompoms; eight Lewis machine-guns; four other machine-guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruple mountings. HMAS Canberra was lost off the Solomon Islands in August 1942 during the Second World War.
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The USS Canberra was an American Baltimore Class heavy cruiser of 13600 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Canberra was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 1700 and four aircraft. She was armed with nine 8 inch guns; twelve 5 inch guns; forty-four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and twenty-eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Candid was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Candid was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Canopo was an Italian Climene Class destroyer of 652 tons displacement, launched in 1936. The Canopo was powered by two 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots, and carried a complement of 94. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Canopus was a British first class battleship of 12950 tons launched in 1897. The Canopus Class included six battleships, all obsolete before the Great War with a top speed of just 18 knots and was armed with four 12-inch, twelve 6-inch and twenty smaller guns and four torpedo tubes. HMS Canopus fired the first shot in the Battle of The Falkland Islands in 1914, though she wasn't actually involved in the engagement.
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HMS Canso was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 665 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Canso was powered by two 3-drum small tube type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four machine-guns.
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The Canterbury is a British-built New Zealand Broad-Beamed Leander Class frigate of 2580 tons displacement launched in 1970. The Canterbury is powered by two sets of White-English Electric geared turbines providing a top speed of 28 knots and a range of 5700 miles at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 260 and is armed with a Short Bros Seacat GWS 22 quad surface-to-air missile launcher; two Vickers 4.5 inch/45 Mk 6 dual-purpose guns in a twin arrangement; two Browning 12.7 mm machine-guns and two triple torpedo tubes. She also carries a Westland Westland Wasp helicopter.
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The USS Capable was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Capable was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Cape Esperance was an American Casablanca Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 6730 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Cape Esperance had a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 800 and about 30 aircraft. She was armed with one 5 inch gun and twenty-four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Cape Gloucester was an American Commencement Bay Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 12000 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Cape Gloucester had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 1000 and 34 aircraft. She was armed with two 5 inch guns; twenty-six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and thirty 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Cape St George is an American Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser.
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USS Capelin was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched around 1943 and sunk during the Second World War. USS Capelin was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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The USS Caperton was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Caperton was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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HMS Capetown was a British Ceres Class cruiser of 4200 tons displacement launched in 1919 that saw action during the Second World War. HMS Capetown was armed with five 6-inch guns; two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pounder guns; ten smaller guns and eight torpedo tubes arranged in four double mountings. HMS Capetown was powered by eight Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of between 400 and 437.
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HMCS Capilano was a Canadian frigate of 1445 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMCS Capilano was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 140. She was armed with two 4 inch dual-purpose guns and ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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USS Capitaine was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Capitaine was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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The Capitan Cabral was a Paraguayan rive gunboat of 180 tons displacement launched in 1907. The Capitan Cabral had a top speed of 12.5 knots and carried a complement of 47. She was armed with one 3 inch Vickers gun and two 37 mm Vickers guns.
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The Capitan O'Brien was a British-built Chilean submarine of 1412 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Capitan O'Brien had a top speed of 15 knots surfaced and 9 knots submerged and was armed with a 4.7 inch gun and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes, six at the bow and two at the stern.
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The Capitan Thompson was a British-built Chilean submarine of 1412 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Capitan Thompson had a top speed of 15 knots surfaced and 9 knots submerged and was armed with a 4.7 inch gun and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes, six at the bow and two at the stern.
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The Capitano Raffaele Tarantini was an Italian Liuzzi Class ocean-going submarine of 1031 tons displacement launched in 1939. She was powered by Tosi diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots surfaced, could dive to a depth of 60 fathoms, and was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; four machine-guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Capodanno is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1972. The USS Capodanno is powered by two Combustion Engineering boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 22 knots running on one boiler. She carries a crew of 288 including 17 officers and is armed with eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; a Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple anti-ship launcher; one FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 Mod 9 dual-purpose gun; a General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm/76 6-barrelled Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx gun and two pairs of 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 and Mk 50 torpedoes. A SH-2F LAMPS I helicopter is also carried.
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The USS Capps was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Capps was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; six 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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HMS Caprice (formerly HMS Swallow) was a British C Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Caprice was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 186. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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A capstan is an engine for raising weights. A ship's capstan is a revolving barrel with a vertical axis powered by people used for winding cable, raising the anchor etc.
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HMS Captain was a British turret ironclad of 6950 tons displacement, built in 1869 and lost by capsizing off Finisterre on September the 7th 1870. The name Captain has been used for British warships since 1678.
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The USS Captivate was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Captivate was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Carabiniere was an Italian Aviere Class destroyer of 1620 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Carabiniere was powered by three 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 39 knots and carried a complement of 165. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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A carac, carack or carrack was a large Portuguese galleon formerly used in their trade with the East Indies. They were designed explicitly for carrying heavy freights.
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HMS Caradoc was a British Caledon Class cruiser of 4180 tons displacement launched in 1916 that saw action during the Second World War. HMS Caradoc was armed with five 6-inch guns; two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pounder guns; eleven smaller guns and eight torpedo tubes arranged in four double mountings. HMS Caradoc was powered by eight Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of 400.
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The USS Caravan was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Caravan was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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A caravel is a light, round, old-fashioned ship, with a square poop, galley-rigged, formerly used in Turkey, Spain and Portugal.
The Portuguese caravel was a small vessel, about 23 meters long of about 60 tons displacement, carrying lateen sails and a crew of between 12 and 20. The three ships which composed the expedition of Columbus when he discovered America were modified Caravels (Caravel Redonda which were square rigged).
The Turkish caravel was a large vessel.
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The Caravelas was a Brazilian minelayer of 552 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Caravelas had a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 97. She was armed with two 4 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and carried fifty mines.
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USS Carbonero was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Carbonero was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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The USS Card was an American light fleet aircraft carrier of 7800 tons displacement converted from a mercantile hull and launched in 1942. The USS Card was powered by Foster Wheeler type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 650 and 21 aircraft. She was armed with one 5 inch gun; sixteen 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and twenty 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Cardiff (formerly HMS Caprice) was a British Ceres Class cruiser of 4290 tons displacement launched in 1917 that saw action during the Second World War. HMS Cardiff was armed with five 6-inch guns; two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pounder guns; ten smaller guns and eight torpedo tubes arranged in four double mountings. HMS Cardiff was powered by eight Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of between 400 and 437.
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HMS Cardiff is a British Type 42 destroyer of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1974. HMS Cardiff is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines; two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines used for cruising and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 29 knots and a range of 6400 km at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 253, including 24 officers and has accommodation for 312. Armaments consist of a British Aerospace Sea Dart GWS 30 twin anti-aircraft missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns; two Oerlikon 20 mm Mk 9 guns; two General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx Mk 15 and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 or Mk 3 torpedo tubes in two triple arrangements taking the Marconi Stingray torpedo. A Westland Lynx HAS 3 helicopter is also carried.
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HMS Cardigan Bay was a British Bay Class anti-aircraft frigate of 1600 tons displacement launched in 1944. She carried a crew of 157 and had a top speed of 19.5 knots. Armaments consisted of four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in two pairs; six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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The USS Cardinal is an American Osprey Class mine hunter. The Osprey Class ships are the world's largest glass reinforced plastic (GRP) ships and are the first United States Navy ships designed solely for mine hunting. The technique used to locate mines is by high definition sonar and the mines are neutralised with a remotely controlled underwater vehicle. The platform has been designed with exceptionally low magnetic and acoustic signatures to protect against mine detonations during mine hunting operations. The ship has two Isotta Franschini ID 36 SS 8V AM diesel engines which provide 1,600 hp and drive two Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers for increased manoeuvrability. The non magnetic diesel engines are similar to those used in the US Navy's Avenger Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels. The three diesel generators are Isotta Fraschini ID 36. The machinery is acoustically isolated and suspended from the main deck in glass reinforced plastic cradles. When an undersea explosion occurs the isolated machinery remains unaffected. For defence, the ship has two 12.7 mm machine-guns.
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The USS Cariama was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Cariama was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Caribou was a Newfoundland passenger liner of 2222 tons displacement launched in 1935 and strengthened for ice navigation. The Caribou was powered by coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 42 and accommodated 180 passengers. During the Second World War the Caribou was used as a troop ship carrying 243 troops.
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The Cario Mirabello was an Italian Mirabello Class destroyer of 1383 tons displacement launched in 1914. The Cario Mirabello was powered by four Yarrow oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 4544 km at 15 knots or 800 km at full speed. She carried a complement of 145 and was armed with eight 4-inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two machine-guns and four 18-inch torpedo tubes and was equipped to carry 100 mines for mine laying.
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The Carioca was a Brazilian minelayer of 552 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Carioca had a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 97. She was armed with two 4 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and carried fifty mines.
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HMS Carisbrooke Castle was a British Castle Class frigate of 1100 tons displacement. She carried a crew of 96, and had a top speed of 16.5 knots. Armaments consisted of one 4 inch calibre Mk XIX gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement; two 20 mm guns in a twin arrangement; one squid three-barrelled anti-ship mortar; two depth charge launchers and fifteen depth charges.
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The USS Carl Vinson is an American Nimitz Class aircraft carrier of 72916 tons displacement launched in 1980. USS Carl Vinson is powered by two pressurised-water cooled A4W/A1G nuclear reactors driving four geared steam turbines providing a top speed in excess of 30 knots. She carries a crew of 6054 comprising 3184 ships crew including 203 officers; 2800 aircrew including 366 officers; and 70 flag crew including 25 officers. Armaments consist of four Raytheon GMLS Mk 29 octuple surface-to-air missile launchers taking the NATO Sea Sparrow missile and three General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx 6-barrel Mk 15 guns. She can carry twenty F14 Tomcat; twenty F/A-18 Boeing Hornet; six EA-6B Prowler; twenty A-6E Intruder; five E-2 Hawkeye; ten S-3A/B Viking aircraft in addition to six Sea King helicopters.
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HMS Carlisle was a British Carlise Class anti-aircraft cruiser of 4200 tons displacement launched as a cruiser in 1918, and refitted as an anti-aircraft ship in 1939. HMS Carlisle was armed with eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, one multiple pompom and several smaller guns. She was powered by Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of 400. HMS Carlisle saw action during the Second World War.
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The Carmania was a triple-screw turbine steamer built for the Cunard Company and launched in 1905. She was 678 feet long and had a gross tonnage of 21000 and could carry 2656 passengers and had a normal speed of 21 knots. Early in the Great War the Carmania was commissioned for naval service and commanded by Captain Noel Grant of the Royal Navy. She fought a successful action off Trinidad Island in the South Atlantic, sinking the German armed merchant cruiser Cap Trafalgar on September the 14th 1914.
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The USS Carmick was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Carmick was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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HMS Carnarvon Bay was a British Bay Class anti-aircraft frigate of 1600 tons displacement launched in 1945. She carried a crew of 157 and had a top speed of 19.5 knots. Armaments consisted of four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in two pairs; six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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The USS Carney is an American Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer of 8300 tons displacement. She is powered by four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines producing 100000 total shaft horsepower and a top speed of over 30 knots. She is manned by a crew of 23 officers and 300 enlisted men and is armed with standard missiles; Harpoon; Tomahawk missiles; six Honeywell Mark-46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts); one 5 inch/54 calibre Mk-45 gun and two 20mm Phalanx CIWS.
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The USS Caron is an American Spruance Class guided missile destroyer.
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USS Carp was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Carp was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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The carrack was a form of sailing ship characterised by a rounded hull and high fore- and after-castles. The carrack carried three or sometimes four masts with the two foremost rigged with square courses and topsails. Dutch Carracks were about 34 meters long, of about 180 tons displacement and carried a crew of 20 and were used on long-distance trading routes. The most famous example of a carrack is perhaps the English 'Mary Rose'.
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The USS Carroll was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Carroll had a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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HMS Carron (formerly Strenuous) was a British C Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Carron was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 186. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Carson City was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1943 and lent to the Soviet Navy during the Second World War. The USS Carson City had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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The Cartagena was a British-built Colombian shallow-draft river gunboat of 142 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Cartagena was powered by two Gardner semi-diesel engines providing a top speed of 15.5 knots. She carried a compliment of 12 and was armed with one 3 inch gun and four machine-guns.
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A cartel is an unarmed ship commissioned in time of war to exchange prisoners of any two hostile powers, or to carry proposals from one to another.
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The USS Carter was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Carter had a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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Carthage is a French-built Tunisian Combattante III M Class fast attack craft of 345 tons displacement. The Carthage is powered by four MTU 20V538 TB93 diesel engines providing a top speed of 38.5 knots and a range of 700 miles at 33 knots. She carries a crew of 35 and is armed with two quad arrangements of Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 missile launchers; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun; a twin arrangement of Breda 40 mm/70 guns and two twin arrangements of Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns.
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HMS Carysfort was a British C Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Carysfort was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 186. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Casabianca was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched in 1935. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 67 and was armed with one 3.9 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine guns and eleven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Casabianca is a French Rubis class nuclear submarine with a displacement of 2385 tons launched in 1984. She is powered by two turbo alternators; one main motor (with an emergency electric motor); one CAS 48 pressurised water-cooled nuclear reactor rated at 48 MW; one Jeumont-Schneider auxiliary diesel electric motor, providing a top speed of 25 knots. Two alternating crews each of 67 personnel provide the ships complement. Armaments consist of Aerospatiale SM 39 Exocet anti-ship missiles launched from four 533 mm torpedo tubes; ECAN L5 Mod 3 dual purpose torpedoes; or up to 32 FG 29 mines carried in lieu of torpedoes.
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The USS Case was an American Mahan Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1935. The USS Case was powered by four Express type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and a range of 9600 km. She was armed with five 5 inch dual-purpose guns; four machine-guns and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three quadruple arrangements.
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USS Casimir Pulaski is an American strategic missile submarine of 8250 tons displacement dived launched in 1964. USS Casimir Pulaski is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor providing a top speed of 25 knots dived. She carries a crew of 143 including 13 officers and is armed with 16 Lockheed Trident (C4) nuclear inter-continental ballistic missiles and four 21 inch Mk 65 bow torpedo tubes taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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The Casque was a French Le Hardi Class destroyer (torpilleurs) of 1772 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Casque had a top speed of 37 knots, a range of 9600 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 175. Armaments consisted of six 5.1-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and seven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Cassandra (formerly Tourmaline) was a British C Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Cassandra was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 186. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Cassard was a French Aigle Class destroyer (contre-torpilleurs) of 2441 tons displacement launched in 1931 and scuttled at Toulon in November 1942. The Cassard had a top speed of 43 knots and a range of 4800 km at 18 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with five 5.5 inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four depth charge throwers and seven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Cassard is a French Cassard Class destroyer of 4668 tons displacement, launched in 1985. She is powered by four SEMT-Pielstick 18PA6 V280 BTC diesels providing a top speed of 29.5 knots and a range of 13120 km at 17 knots and 7680 km at 24 knots. She carries a crew of 236, including 19 officers and has accommodation for 251. Armaments consist of eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 anti-ship missiles; 40 GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR surface to air missiles launched from a Mk 13 Mod 5 launcher; Two Matra Sadral PDMS sextuple launchers firing the Mistral sea-skimming surface-to-air missile; one DCN 100 mm/55 Mod 68 CADAM automatic gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm guns; two fixed torpedo launchers model KD 59E taking the ECAN L5 Mod 4 anti-submarine torpedo. One Lynx Mk 2/ 4 helicopter and Honeywell MK46 torpedoes are also carried for anti-submarine warfare.
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The USS Cassin was an American Mahan Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1935. The USS Cassin was powered by four Express type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and a range of 9600 km. She was armed with five 5 inch dual-purpose guns; four machine-guns and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three quadruple arrangements.
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The USS Cassin Young was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Cassin Young was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Cassiopea was an Italian Climene Class destroyer of 652 tons displacement, launched in 1936. The Cassiopea was powered by two 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots, and carried a complement of 94. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Castelfidardo was an Italian Curtaone Class torpedo boat of 966 tons displacement launched in 1923. The Castelfidardo was powered by four Thornycroft oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with four 4-inch guns; two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; six 18-inch torpedo tubes and ten mines for mine laying.
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The Castle Line was a British steamship line which commenced operations in 1872. It was subsidised by the Cape Parliament in 1872 for the carriage of letters and in 1876 took the postal contract jointly with the Union Line with which it amalgamated in 1900.
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The Castor was a French minelayer of 3150 tons displacement originally built by Swan Hunter as an ice breaker for the Russian navy and launched in 1916 as the Kozma Minin. The Castor was powered by coal fired boilers providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 167. She was armed with four 3.9 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns and carried 368 mines. She was converted into a minelayer between 1928 and 1929 at the Lorient Dockyard.
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The Castor was a Swedish patrol boat of 105 tons displacement launched between 1908 and 1910 as a torpedo boat. The Castor had a top speed of 25 knots and was armed with one 57 mm gun and one 18 inch torpedo tube.
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The Castore was an Italian Climene Class destroyer of 652 tons displacement, launched in 1936. The Castore was powered by two 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots, and carried a complement of 94. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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A cat was a Northern English bulk carrier ship based on the Dutch fluytand used during the early 18th century. A cat was a sturdy, blunt-bowed vessel of about 375 tons displacement fitted with three masts, square-rigged on the fore and main, lateen-rigged on the mizzen with a square topsail. A cat carried a crew of 12 and was used for coastal and short North Sea journeys.
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A cat or catch is a type of freight-carrying ship having a narrow stern, projecting quarters and a deep waist. Cats were strongly built and were used for carrying coals along the British coast from the 14th century for at least the next 500 years. Dick Wittington's cat in the legend was a ship which he used for his coal trade, supplying coal from Newcastle to London.
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The Cataluna is a Spanish Baleares Class frigate of 3015 tons displacement launched in 1971. The Cataluna is powered by a set of Westinghouse geared turbines providing a top speed of 28 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 20 knots. She carries a crew of 256 including 15 officers and is armed with eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; sixteen GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR anti-aircraft missiles; a Honeywell ASROC Mk 112 octuple launcher taking the Mk 46 torpedo; one FMC 127 mm/54 Mk 42 Mod 9 dual purpose gun; two Bazan 20 mm/120 12-barrelled Meroka guns; four 324 mm US Mk 32 fixed torpedo tubes and two 484 mm US Mk 25 stern torpedo tubes.
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A catamaran is a boat comprised of a keel and two side arms. They were originally rafts used in the east, particularly by the natives of the Madras and Coromandel coasts.
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The Catamarca was a German-built Argentinean destroyer of 997 tons displacement launched in 1911. The Cordoba carried a complement of 99 and had a top speed of 27.2 knots and a range of 4800 km at 15 knots. She was armed with three 4 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes and one depth charge discharger.
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A catboat is a sailing boat with a single mast set well forward and rigged with one sail.
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The USS Cates was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Cates had a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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USS Catfish was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Catfish was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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The cathead is a piece of timber outside a ship where the anchor is hung to keep it clear of the vessel. An anchor so positioned is known as being 'catted'.
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HMS Cattistock was a British No 1 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1000 tons displacement designed for escort duties and launched in 1940. HMS Cattistock was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27.5 knots and carried a complement of 146. She was armed with four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr gun and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Cattistock is a British Hunt Class coastal minesweeper of 750 tons displacement fully loaded. HMS Cattistock is powered by two Ruston-Paxman 9-59K Deltic diesel engines providing a top speed of 15 knots and a range of 1500 miles at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 45 including six officers and is armed with one Oerlikon/BMARC 30 mm/75 DS 30B dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-CO1 guns and two 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The USS Caution was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Caution was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Cauvery was an Indian sloop of 1470 tons displacement launched in 1943. The Cauvery was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 214. She was armed with six 4 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Cavalier was a British C Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Cavalier was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 186. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Cavalla was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Cavalla had a top speed of 21 knots surfaced and carried a complement of between 65 and 74. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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USS Cavalla is an American Sturgeon Class attack submarine of 4960 tons displacement dived launched in 1972. USS Cavalla is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor and two steam turbines providing a top speed of 30 knots dived. She carries a crew of 107 including 12 officers and is armed with Tomahawk nuclear missiles and four 21 inch Mk 63 torpedo tubes amidships taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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HMS Cavendish (formerly HMS Sibyl) was a British C Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Cavendish was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 222. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Cawsand Bay was a British Bay Class anti-aircraft frigate of 1600 tons displacement launched in 1945. She carried a crew of 157 and had a top speed of 19.5 knots. Armaments consisted of four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in two pairs; six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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HMCS Cayuga was a British-built Canadian Tribal Class destroyer of 1927 tons displacement launched in 1945. HMCS Cayuga was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and carried a complement of 240. She was armed with eight 4 inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Ceara was an Italian-built Brazilian military submarine depot ship and salvage vessel of 4100 tons displacement launched in 1915. The Ceara was powered by Fiat diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 352. She was armed with four 4 inch guns and two smaller guns.
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HMS Celandine was a British Flower Class corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Celandine was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 85 and was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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The Celtic was a mail steamer of the White Star Line, launched in 1901. It was 700 feet long, with a gross tonnage of 20880 and a displacement of 37700 tons and a speed of 17 knots.
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The Centauro was an Italian Climene Class destroyer of 652 tons displacement, launched in 1936. The Centauro was powered by two 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots, and carried a complement of 94. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Centurion was a British fourth rate ship-of-the-line built in 1733. The name Centurion was first employed in the British navy in 1619. The Centurion was the flagship of George Anson's squadron of six warships and two supply pinks sent in 1740 to intercept the Spanish Manila Galleon carrying gold from Mexico to the Philippines. The Centurion was a three-masted ship of 1068 tons displacement armed with 50 guns and carried a crew of 400. Between 1744 and 1745 she was renamed Eagle, before reverting to the name Centurion, and was broken up in 1769.
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HMS Centurion was a British first-class battleship launched in 1892. During the Second World War HMS Centurion was used as a wireless controlled target ship for attack by guns up to 8 inches in calibre.
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HMS Ceres was a British Ceres Class cruiser of 4290 tons displacement launched in 1917 that saw action during the Second World War. HMS Ceres was armed with five 6-inch guns; two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pounder guns; ten smaller guns and eight torpedo tubes arranged in four double mountings. HMS Ceres was powered by eight Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of between 400 and 437.
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The Ceres was a French Diane Class submarine of 571 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1938. The Ceres was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 9 knots submerged and a range of 4800 km surfaced. She carried a complement of 48 and armaments consisted of one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun and seven 21.7 inch and two 15.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Cero was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Cero had a top speed of 21 knots surfaced and carried a complement of between 65 and 74. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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The Cervantes was a Spanish-built Argentinean destroyer of 1522 tons displacement launched in 1925 as the Churruca Cadiz and transferred to Argentina in 1927. The Cervantes carried a complement of 175 and had a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7200 km at 14 knots. She was armed with five 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four machine-guns; six 21-inch torpedo tubes in two triple deck mountings and two depth charge dischargers.
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The Cesare Battisti was an Italian Sauro Class destroyer of 1058 tons displacement launched in 1926. The Cesare Battisti was powered by three Express oil-fired boilers with super heaters providing a top speed of 37 knots and carried a complement of 142. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two pairs and thirty mines carried for mine laying.
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The Cessnock is an Australian PCF 420 class patrol craft of 211 tons displacement and a top speed of 30 knots. She is armed with one Bofors AN 4 - 40 mm/60 gun; one 81 mm mortar and two 12.7 mm machine-guns. She carries a crew of three officers and 19 other ratings.
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HMS Ceylon was a British cruiser of the Uganda Class (formerly Fiji Class) of 8000 tons displacement launched in 1940. She carried a peace time complement of 730 and a wartime complement of 950. Four Admiralty 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 31.5 knots. Armaments consisted of nine 6-inch guns; ten 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Chacabuco was a British-built Chilean cruiser of 3437 tons displacement launched in 1898. The Chacabuco had a top speed of 24 knots and carried a complement of 400. She was armed with two 6 inch guns; ten 4.7 inch guns; five 3 inch guns and one 3-pdr gun.
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The Chah Bahar (formerly the USS Amphion) is an Iranian repair ship launched in May 1945, and purchased by Iran in 1977. She has a displacement of 8941 tons and is powered by two Foster-Wheeler boilers providing a top speed of 18 knots and a range of 22320 km at a speed of 11 knots. She carries a crew of 880.
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The Chahbaaz as an Italian-built Iranian gunboat of 331 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Chahbaaz was powered by two sets of Fiat diesel engines providing a top speed of 15.5 knots and a range of 4800 km at 8 knots. She carried a complement of probably 44, but this is unconfirmed. Armaments consisted of two 3-inch guns and two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Challenger was a British second-class cruiser of 5,800 tons built at Chatham in 1903.
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HMS Challenger was a British unarmed surveying warship of 1140 tons displacement launched in 1931 originally as a research vessel for the Fisheries Board, but taken over by the Admiralty. HMS Challenger was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 12.5 knots and a range of 14400 km and carried a complement of 84.
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HMS Challenger is a British seabed operations vessel of 6500 tons displacement designed for recovering submerged objects. HMS Challenger is powered by five Ruston 16 RKCZ diesel engines providing a top speed of 15 knots and a range of 8000 miles at 10 knots. She carries a crew of 186 and a Sea King helicopter plus a LR 5 submersible and diving bell or submerged recompression chamber.
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HMS Chameleon was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Chameleon was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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The Chamois was a French Elan Class minesweeper of 630 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Chamois was powered by two sets of Sylzer diesel engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 100. She was originally armed with two 3.9 inch anti-aircraft guns and eight machine-guns, this being changed to two 3.5 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six depth charge throwers during the Second World War.
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The USS Champion was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Champion was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Champlin was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Champlin was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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The USS Chancellorsville is an American Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser.
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