
1) British boat builder
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Varne is a British Marque of sailing yacht built in Essex by Varne Marine in the 1970s and 1980s. It is named after the Varne Bank in the Straits of Dover. == Varne 27, Varne 850 & Weston 8500 == The most notable model produced was the Varne 27, designed by Duncan Stuart, and its successors the Varne 850 (a metricised rebranding). In approximately...
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HMS Varne was a British V Class submarine of 545 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Varne was powered by two Davey Paxman diesel engines providing a top speed of 13 knots surfaced and two electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four 21 inch bow torpedo tub...
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