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268:Displacement
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1971:Long Island
1788:Ruler class
1280:Schull 1961
1268:German 1990
1239:German 1990
1127:Cocker 2008
976:Arkhangelsk
915:joined the
890:sister ship
842:New Orleans
811:arrived at
703:flight deck
619:as part of
469:flight deck
329:8,500
177:Honours and
101:21 May 1943
81:Willapa Bay
21:HMS Puncher
2375:1943 ships
2354:Categories
2324:Vermillion
2303:St. Joseph
2247:Mormacpenn
2240:Mormacmail
1686:Royal Navy
1497:(5041487)"
1330:References
1251:Hobbs 2013
1227:Hobbs 2013
1183:Hobbs 2013
1171:Hobbs 2013
1142:Hobbs 2013
991:minelaying
921:Scapa Flow
868:meant for
858:Casablanca
793:lend-lease
632:complement
626:Casablanca
621:Lend-Lease
617:Royal Navy
511:Lend-Lease
441:14 × twin
397:Complement
340:Propulsion
222:In service
119:Royal Navy
2310:St. Simon
1951:Trumpeter
1853:Patroller
1421:15 August
1402:"Willapa"
1087:Citations
1053:Kaoshiung
1049:broken up
1041:Ben Nevis
1010:Trondheim
955:had been
945:airstrike
880:embarked
813:Vancouver
803:with the
779:, by the
773:laid down
699:starboard
648:waterline
562:in 1973.
560:broken up
555:Ben Nevis
434:8 × twin
386:Endurance
215:(1959–73)
213:Ben Nevis
209:(1954–59)
203:(1949–54)
98:Laid down
2289:Searcher
2226:Keweenaw
2142:Carnegie
2078:Altamaha
2072:(CVE-10)
2054:Altamaha
1980:Sangamon
1944:Trouncer
1811:Atheling
1756:Searcher
1707:Attacker
1696:Attacker
1632:Altamaha
1526:19974782
1507:7 August
1394:67375475
1045:Bennevis
1020:Paid off
972:Murmansk
846:New York
789:launched
684:fuel oil
603:Attacker
505:for the
422:Armament
391:fuel oil
106:Launched
77:Namesake
2331:Willapa
2268:Perdido
2261:Niantic
2233:McClure
2219:Jamaica
2212:Glacier
2191:Delgada
2184:Croatan
2170:Cordova
2163:Copahee
2156:Chatham
2149:Charger
2121:Bolinas
2100:Bastian
2086:Baffins
2064:(CVE-7)
2056:(CVE-6)
1930:Speaker
1916:Slinger
1867:Puncher
1860:Premier
1839:Khedive
1832:Empress
1825:Emperor
1804:Arbiter
1777:Tracker
1770:Striker
1763:Stalker
1749:Ravager
1742:Pursuer
1714:Battler
1660:Croatan
1611:Copahee
1495:Puncher
1077:calibre
1075:The 50
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801:Puncher
799:as HMS
785:Willapa
769:Willapa
746:calibre
731:fighter
666:geared
638:and an
636:ratings
609:Type C3
538:Puncher
517:Puncher
487:Willapa
355:1 shaft
349:geared
326:boilers
309:Draught
144:Puncher
88:Builder
71:Willapa
47:History
39:Puncher
2338:Winjah
2317:Sunset
2254:Nassau
2205:Estero
2198:Edisto
2128:Breton
2093:Barnes
2070:Breton
2062:Barnes
1923:Smiter
1895:Reaper
1735:Hunter
1728:Fencer
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596:. The
549:Bardic
496:-class
491:was a
475:hangar
283:Length
258:-class
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179:awards
2275:Pybus
2114:Bogue
1982:class
1973:class
1937:Thane
1902:Ruler
1888:Ranee
1881:Rajah
1874:Queen
1846:Nabob
1818:Begum
1797:Ameer
1698:class
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1292:DANFS
1063:Notes
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886:Clyde
856:, to
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727:avgas
680:knots
660:shaft
628:class
613:Ruler
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586:Bogue
526:class
524:Ruler
519:(D79)
494:Bogue
457:18–24
427:2 ×
374:Range
367:knots
362:Speed
256:Ruler
2177:Core
2135:Card
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1618:Core
1604:Card
1522:OCLC
1509:2016
1478:ISBN
1459:ISBN
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1390:OCLC
1380:ISBN
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1111:2013
947:and
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823:and
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744:/51
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584:The
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485:USS
438:guns
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345:1 ×
322:2 ×
291:Beam
263:(UK)
238:Fate
233:1973
225:1949
195:Name
187:Fate
142:HMS
139:Name
114:Fate
69:USS
66:Name
37:HMS
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