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1719:Categories
1689:Vermillion
1668:St. Joseph
1612:Mormacpenn
1605:Mormacmail
1051:Royal Navy
897:St. Joseph
889:St. Joseph
881:St. Joseph
827:References
524:RNAS Speke
510:, via the
476:sea trials
431:St. Joseph
415:Lend-Lease
410:St. Joseph
394:Royal Navy
296:Complement
280:Propulsion
119:Royal Navy
83:in Florida
71:St. Joseph
1675:St. Simon
1316:Trumpeter
1218:Patroller
667:and nine
661:starboard
598:Tokyo Bay
565:from the
528:Liverpool
488:Vancouver
429:The name
386:her class
382:lead ship
324:8 × twin
98:Laid down
1654:Searcher
1591:Keweenaw
1507:Carnegie
1443:Altamaha
1437:(CVE-10)
1419:Altamaha
1345:Sangamon
1309:Trouncer
1176:Atheling
1121:Searcher
1072:Attacker
1061:Attacker
997:Altamaha
581:and the
563:materiel
559:Atlantic
548:Greenock
536:New York
506:went to
482:went to
407:carrier
380:was the
353:Part of:
304:Armament
166:Stricken
106:Launched
77:Namesake
1696:Willapa
1633:Perdido
1626:Niantic
1598:McClure
1584:Jamaica
1577:Glacier
1556:Delgada
1549:Croatan
1535:Cordova
1528:Copahee
1521:Chatham
1514:Charger
1486:Bolinas
1465:Bastian
1451:Baffins
1429:(CVE-7)
1421:(CVE-6)
1295:Speaker
1281:Slinger
1232:Puncher
1225:Premier
1204:Khedive
1197:Empress
1190:Emperor
1169:Arbiter
1142:Tracker
1135:Striker
1128:Stalker
1114:Ravager
1107:Pursuer
1079:Battler
1025:Croatan
976:Copahee
443:Florida
417:to the
392:of the
272:Draught
88:Builder
47:History
1703:Winjah
1682:Sunset
1619:Nassau
1570:Estero
1563:Edisto
1493:Breton
1458:Barnes
1435:Breton
1427:Barnes
1288:Smiter
1260:Reaper
1100:Hunter
1093:Fencer
1086:Chaser
1048:
1018:Breton
1004:Barnes
990:Nassau
950:
856:
841:
783:
606:Sydney
496:Canada
455:CVE-50
405:-class
256:Length
236:-class
224:-class
187:awards
1640:Pybus
1479:Bogue
1347:class
1338:class
1302:Thane
1267:Ruler
1253:Ranee
1246:Rajah
1239:Queen
1211:Nabob
1183:Begum
1162:Ameer
1063:class
962:Bogue
935:Bogue
734:Notes
688:5"/51
684:5"/38
680:4"/50
676:'
673:Ruler
654:knots
617:Ruler
555:Ruler
544:Ruler
532:Ruler
504:Ruler
486:, in
480:Ruler
466:D72.
460:Ruler
403:Bogue
377:Ruler
319:5"/51
315:5"/38
311:4"/50
288:Speed
234:Ruler
222:Bogue
144:Ruler
39:Ruler
1542:Core
1500:Card
1274:Shah
983:Core
969:Card
839:ISBN
781:ISBN
759:2023
719:and
645:beam
553:HMS
518:and
478:HMS
375:HMS
321:guns
309:2 ×
264:Beam
241:(UK)
229:(US)
202:Fate
142:HMS
139:Name
114:Fate
69:USS
66:Name
37:HMS
723:or
712:or
686:or
569:to
526:in
449:of
388:of
384:of
317:or
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795:^
767:^
750:.
708:,
682:,
612:.
585:.
494:,
490:,
441:,
421:.
343:30
313:,
1399:e
1392:t
1385:v
926:e
919:t
912:v
867:.
847:.
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