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  • 31HMS Pickle — Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pickle :*The first Pickle was an 8 gun topsail schooner purchased in 1800, originally named Sting and renamed in 1802. She was present at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 (but too small to play a… …

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  • 32HMS Hardy — Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hardy , most of the later ones have been named for Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769 1839), captain of HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar:*HMS|Hardy|1797|6 was a 12 gun… …

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  • 33HMS Seahorse — Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Seahorse , after the marine creature, the Seahorse:* was a ship captured in 1626 and last mentioned in 1635. * was a hoy captured in 1654 and sold in 1655. * was a 10 gun fireship purchased from …

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  • 34HMS Porpoise — Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise , after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:*HMS Porpoise was a 16 gun sloop, formerly the Annapolis , purchased in 1777. She was renamed HMS Firebrand in 1778 and was burnt off Falmouth …

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  • 35HMS Magnet — Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Magnet :*HMS|Magnet|1807|6 was an 18 gun Cruizer class brig sloop launched in 1807 and lost in 1809. *HMS|Magnet|1809|6 was a 16 gun brig sloop, previously the French privateer St Joseph . She …

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  • 36Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip — The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (18 April 1862 ndash; 24 April 1862) in the American Civil War was the decisive preliminary for the capture of the city of New Orleans by the Union naval force under Flag Officer (later Admiral) David G …

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  • 37Gaza War — Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Arab–Israeli conflict Map of Gaza …

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  • 38George Dewey — Infobox Military Person name= George Dewey born= birth date|1838|12|26 died= death date and age|1917|1|16|1838|12|26 placeofbirth=Montpelier, Vermont placeofdeath=Washington, D.C. caption= nickname= allegiance=flagicon|USA United States of… …

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  • 39Ometepe (archaeological site) — Ometepe Island is an important archaeological site, located in the Lake Nicaragua in the Republic of Nicaragua, administratively belongs to the Rivas Department. Its name derives from the Nahuatl words ome (two) and tepetl (mountain), meaning two …

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  • 40Incidents in the Gaza War — Main article: Gaza War Incidents in the Gaza War include incidents involving attacks against civilians, a school, a mosque, and naval confrontations. Contents 1 United Nations facilities 1.1 Al Fakhura school attack, 6 January 2009 1.2 …

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