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hull types during the war. It also holds the distinction of being the first group of ships commissioned into the US Navy which would eventually serve as attack transports.
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shortly after the war in early 1946, and scrapped in
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Southern France; and in the Pacific, through America's
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528:operation of the war, including the invasions of
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268:120,000-409,400 cu ft, 1,700-2,600 tons
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172:General characteristics
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586:The entire class was
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322:which saw service in
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601:Auxiliary ship index
488:1.1"/75 caliber guns
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342:Background
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275:Complement
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223:Propulsion
124:In service
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367:America's
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149:1941-1946
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130:1926-1937
119:1919-1922
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542:Normandy
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283:Armament
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246:17 - 18
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58:Builders
558:Okinawa
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232:boilers
183:-class
164:Retired
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