
1) River in Wales and England 2) Slag dross
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town, present and historic county of Monmouthshire, Wales, lying along the River Usk 20 miles (32 km) from its Bristol Channel mouth. The town was ...
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HMS Usk was a British U Class submarine of 540 tons displacement launched and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Usk was powered by two Davey Paxman diesel engines providing a top speed of 11 knots surfaced and two electric motors providing a top speed of 9 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 31 was armed with one 3 inch gun; three mach...
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a river flowing S and SE from SE Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 60 mi. (97 km) long.
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