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a mock sea battle

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LEPANTONaval battle of 1571 in which the Ottomans were defeated as a sea power
ARMADASBattle groups, at sea
LEPANTONaval battle, 1571, end of Turkish sea power.
LAEDestination of Jap convoy destroyed in Battle of Bismarck Sea.