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   Ribble
   HMS Ribble was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1943 as HMS Duddon. HMS Ribble was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircra...
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   Ribble
   Ribble, river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, rising in the Pennines, North Yorkshire, N England, and flowing SW across Lancashire to the Irish Sea through a long, narrow estuary. Its chief tributary is the Hodder River. A dredged channel leads to Preston, the port city at the head of the estuary.
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   Ribble
   River in northern England, formed by the confluence of the Gayle and Cam; length 120 km/75 mi. From its source in the Pennine hills, North Yorkshire, it flows south and southwest past Preston, Lancashire, to join the Irish Sea. The Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve is the largest in England. It...
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