| 1. | Efforts to gain coaling stations in the Caribbean or west Indies failed.
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| 2. | Later still it was an important coaling station for the Royal Navy.
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| 3. | It was also one of the major coaling stations in the English Channel.
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| 4. | Port Stanley became an important coaling station for the Royal Navy.
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| 5. | The American navy also established a coaling station in Liberia, cementing its presence.
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| 6. | At one time, establishing coaling stations for naval ships was important.
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| 7. | The United States began leasing the 45-square-mile base in 1903 as a coaling station.
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| 8. | The territory also provided important coaling stations for steam-powered vessels.
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| 9. | The American navy established a coaling station in Liberia.
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| 10. | For the duration of the war, the fort was a coaling station for navy ships.
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