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U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An
Illustrated Design History.
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U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An
Illustrated Design History
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Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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until the end of the war with no ships lost in combat.
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
1050:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
828:Amphibious Force Command Ship (AGC) photo gallery
1045:Auxiliary ship classes of the United States Navy
16:Class of command ships of the United States Navy
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835:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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177:7,500 t (7,382 long tons), light load
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206:24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
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832:United States Navy. 1959-1991.
552:North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.
267:(30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph)
58:North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.
222:6,000 shp (4,474 kW)
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148:General characteristics
841:Worth, Richard. 2001.
811:Fleets of World War II
412:Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
198:63 ft (19 m)
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786:Naval Institute Press
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381:surface-search radar
351:fire-direction radar
248:Babcock & Wilcox
442:-class command ship
426:Aviation facilities
390:early-warning radar
372:height-finder radar
559:27 September 1943
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454:United States Navy
406:5"/38 caliber guns
328:processing systems
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286:22,650 bbls
250:header-type
172:Displacement
159:Command ship
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645:7 May 1947
589:4 May 1944
562:1 May 1944
478:cargo ships
472:Development
404:2 × single
316:54 officers
87:Appalachian
82:Preceded by
1029:Categories
999:Adirondack
761:References
524:Laid down
446:ship class
410:10 × twin
311:Complement
232:Propulsion
116:In service
100:Adirondack
853:Annapolis
782:Annapolis
621:Scrapped
527:Launched
416:4 × twin
387:AN/SPS-29
378:AN/SPS-10
218:propeller
132:Completed
119:1944–1972
111:1943–1944
64:Operators
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945:Eldorado
788:. 2002.
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658:Eldorado
521:Builder
514:Hull no.
462:Cold War
460:and the
399:Armament
369:AN/SPS-8
362:AN/SPS-6
272:Capacity
54:Builders
931:Wasatch
732:AGC-14
705:AGC-13
626:AGC-10
605:Wasatch
456:during
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140:Retired
124:Planned
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600:AGC-9
573:AGC-8
444:was a
296:Troops
282:diesel
187:Length
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966:Teton
952:Estes
737:Teton
684:Estes
536:Fate
518:Name
265:knots
263:16.4
260:Speed
203:Draft
108:Built
102:class
89:class
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981:USS
861:ISBN
790:ISBN
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288:NSFO
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195:Beam
153:Type
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