Coastal Defence Ships

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“Sow seed—but let no tyrant reap;
Find wealth—let no imposter heap;
Weave robes—let not the idle wear;
Forge arms—in your defence to bear.”
—Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)

“Two lives that once part are as ships that divide.”
—Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873)