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419:AN/SLQ-48
402:AN/SSQ-94
378:AN/SYQ-13
354:Endurance
251:long tons
197:Completed
168:1991–1995
82:Operators
36:USS
1468:Cardinal
1065:See also
979:Cardinal
709:Hull No.
697:List of
643:Cardinal
536:displace
529:Savannah
449:launcher
434:Armament
396:AN/WSN-2
223:Scrapped
149:Harkness
98:(former)
63:Builders
1528:Kalypso
1419:Pelican
1216:9 March
1155:9 March
1085:Avenger
816:(M 61)
790:Pelican
783:(M 64)
781:Kalypso
712:Builder
672:to the
629:Pelican
624:Calypso
357:15 days
189:Planned
1521:Evniki
1509:
1482:Shrike
1461:Falcon
1433:Oriole
1405:Osprey
1393:
1378:Osprey
1286:
1186:
1078:Osprey
1072:Lerici
1044:MHC-62
1039:Shrike
1014:MHC-61
984:MHC-60
958:MHC-59
953:Falcon
932:MHC-58
906:MHC-57
880:MHC-56
854:MHC-55
849:Oriole
828:MHC-54
814:Evniki
795:MHC-53
765:MHC-52
737:MHC-51
732:Osprey
699:Osprey
669:Falcon
663:Oriole
634:Euniki
614:Osprey
555:bridge
493:Osprey
460:Osprey
262:Length
205:Active
133:
120:
107:
93:
56:Osprey
1475:Raven
1426:Robin
1412:Heron
1100:Notes
1054:MHC62
1024:MHC61
1009:Raven
994:MHC60
968:MHC59
942:MHC58
916:MHC57
890:MHC56
864:MHC55
838:MHC54
823:Robin
808:MHC53
775:MHC52
760:Heron
749:MHC51
725:Fate
692:Ships
653:Raven
626:and
619:Heron
594:knots
462:class
346:Range
338:Speed
278:Draft
165:Built
151:class
58:class
38:Raven
1334:2016
1300:here
1266:2016
1240:2016
1218:2017
1184:ISBN
1157:2017
722:Page
706:Ship
666:and
457:The
445:1 ×
439:2 ×
328:2 ×
321:2 ×
291:2 ×
270:Beam
249:881
236:Type
160:None
52:Name
720:NVR
640::
1559::
1256:.
1209:.
1198:^
1182:.
1180:95
1148:.
1125:^
688:.
476:.
307:kW
303:hp
200:12
192:12
1369:e
1362:t
1355:v
1336:.
1302:.
1268:.
1242:.
1220:.
1192:.
1159:.
309:)
255:t
226:6
23:.
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