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1227:1943 deaths
1222:1867 births
932:Dewey Medal
793:World War I
787:World War I
697:in a motor
695:shore leave
478:Proceedings
376:during the
311:during the
269:World War I
267:up through
229:World War I
1216:Categories
1118:References
1011:2007-08-12
968:Beach Hall
891:Retirement
844:California
811:Home Fleet
764:hurricanes
753:rogue wave
726:earthquake
576:battleship
564:Tennessee'
542:Washington
514:Washington
403:lieutenant
397:Promotions
324:Midshipman
182:Washington
109:Allegiance
66:1867-06-30
52:Birth name
804:USS
730:hurricane
675:waterline
671:gun ports
633:USS
582:Tennessee
580:USS
553:Tennessee
547:Tennessee
535:Tennessee
421:in 1914.
415:commander
413:in 1905,
383:Baltimore
313:Civil War
299:Biography
198:USS
190:Tennessee
188:USS
180:USS
173:USS
149:1888–1921
1208:magazine
1206:Seapower
829:Post-war
815:New York
806:New York
549:(ACR-10)
516:(ACR-11)
436:(ACR-13)
407:promoted
354:New York
337:Richmond
200:New York
169:Commands
127:Service/
1086:Memphis
1073:Memphis
1037:Beach,
1026:Memphis
846:(BB-44)
781:Memphis
777:Memphis
773:Memphis
769:Memphis
757:Memphis
749:Memphis
743:s son,
722:tsunami
688:Memphis
684:Castine
679:Memphis
667:Memphis
659:Memphis
652:Memphis
648:Castine
644:Memphis
640:Memphis
635:Castine
630:gunboat
626:boilers
620:in the
610:Memphis
603:Memphis
592:Memphis
568:Memphis
490:collier
434:Montana
419:captain
356:(ACR-2)
163:Captain
1173:
1159:
1145:
1131:
1058:
926:Awards
875:Family
699:launch
496:(AS-4)
494:Vestal
429:(BM-8)
427:Nevada
342:Ensign
282:Triton
175:Vestal
129:branch
118:
97:Buried
92:, U.S.
75:, U.S.
988:Notes
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709:Beach
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663:ochre
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540:When
520:Haiti
506:Haiti
441:Essex
385:(C-3)
361:Essex
349:(C-4)
1171:ISBN
1157:ISBN
1143:ISBN
1129:ISBN
1056:ISBN
646:and
533:USS
512:USS
280:USS
154:Rank
80:Died
60:Born
980:,
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837:on
614:nmi
409:to
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1194:,
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578:,
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