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931:Insignia
924:Officers
908:training
831:Monitors
821:Frigates
801:Cruisers
781:Airships
286:Category
86:See also
1318:History
1295:Weapons
1178:NAWCTSD
1112:Recruit
1076:Seabees
957:Ratings
218:24 July
192:prefix.
121:24 July
1340:Ensign
1270:Badges
1233:USNTPS
1228:TOPGUN
1122:STA-21
916:People
654:Fleets
473:forces
266:
56:
1599:This
1443:WAVES
1168:CNATT
1127:NROTC
1091:SWCCs
1071:SEALs
987:Chief
952:Rates
701:Ships
548:Shore
422:Units
208:(PDF)
1605:stub
1552:Hulk
1435:USS
1355:Jack
1223:JMTC
1163:BFTT
1158:BESS
1051:NCIS
1044:DJAG
395:Navy
220:2016
187:2020
123:2016
58:PCU
1569:or
1183:AIM
1039:JAG
906:and
769:W–Z
764:T–V
754:Q–R
744:N–O
729:I–K
724:G–H
719:D–F
709:A–B
78:or
36:PCU
34:or
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