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Old 12th Apr 2012, 20:11
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Marcantilan, not without precedent:

Sultan Osman I (ex Brazilian Rio De Janeiro)
Built by Armstrong, Elswick. Laid down 10/1910, cancelled. Redesigned, laid down again 14 Sept 1911, launched 22 Jan 1913. Sold to Turkey 9 Jan 1914, renamed Sultan Osman I.

Completed 8/1914, immediately prior to the war, but delivery was delayed until the war started, then she was seized. Taken over by England 3 Aug 1914, renamed Agincourt.
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