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1499:class
1405:Louis
1356:Keats
1349:Inman
1335:Hoste
1321:Gould
1279:Foley
1258:Cooke
1251:Drury
1244:Capel
1223:Berry
1087:Mason
1031:Lyman
1010:Elden
1003:Deede
870:Wyman
800:Emery
793:Duffy
681:Bebas
516:Miami
389:Peary
264:20 mm
227:Range
219:Speed
192:Draft
1490:None
1473:(ex-
1461:(ex-
1314:Gore
1045:Rall
1024:Lake
954:Seid
849:Fair
562:here
504:Oran
486:and
484:tugs
444:off
363:and
360:Utah
295:USS
262:9 ×
255:1 ×
248:3 ×
184:Beam
145:Fate
74:USS
70:Name
41:USS
1125:Ely
1534::
1115:/
506:,
411:.
356:,
269:1
205:GM
203:4
1477:)
1465:)
603:e
596:t
589:v
564:.
20:)
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