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134:1 July 1972
126:August 1970
99:29 May 1943
1734:1942 ships
1718:Categories
1667:Sea Triton
1653:Sea Tarpon
1569:Sea Runner
1485:Sea Needle
1471:Sea Marlin
1390:Sea Falcon
1353:Sea Darter
1295:Sea Blenny
1258:Sea Angler
1214:Mormacland
1207:Mormacgulf
1088:Chandeleur
840:Barnstable
630:References
354:served at
331:, under a
265:gun mounts
239:Complement
188:Propulsion
73:Sea Needle
1660:Sea Tiger
1611:Sea Snipe
1590:Sea Shark
1576:Sea Satyr
1562:Sea Robin
1548:Sea Quail
1520:Sea Perch
1457:Sea Hydra
1450:Sea Hound
1411:Sea Flier
1383:Sea Eagle
1360:Sea Devil
1265:Sea Arrow
1251:Sea Angel
1243:Sea Adder
1235:Sea Adder
1228:Riverside
1193:Mendocino
882:Riverside
868:Mendocino
626:service.
570:HMM-263on
562:Caribbean
489:tests at
451:Hong Kong
113:(APA-38),
80:Laid down
1674:Sea Wren
1632:Sea Star
1534:Sea Pike
1478:Sea Mink
1464:Sea Lynx
1442:Sea Hawk
1434:Sea Hawk
1426:Sea Hare
1418:Sea Hare
1317:Sea Carp
1309:Sea Carp
1287:Sea Bass
1279:Sea Bass
1272:Sea Barb
1130:Guilford
1081:Cavalier
1067:Burleigh
1053:Anthedon
924:Guilford
896:Hansford
847:Burleigh
749:Cavalier
735:Callaway
721:Bayfield
707:Bayfield
512:cleared
408:flagship
404:Kamikaze
376:Eniwetok
298:Bayfield
254:Armament
231:Capacity
142:Sold by
131:Stricken
96:Acquired
88:Launched
58:Namesake
1555:Sea Ray
1492:Sea Owl
1325:Sea Cat
1200:Montour
1158:Hanover
1151:Hampton
1137:Hamblen
1102:Croatan
1074:Cascade
952:Hanover
945:Hampton
938:Hamblen
917:Grafton
903:Goodhue
875:Montour
805:Henrico
798:Fremont
791:Fayette
756:Chilton
742:Cambria
728:Bolivar
616:Chilton
581:Chilton
566:Chilton
558:Chilton
510:Chilton
475:Okinawa
459:Qingdao
447:Tianjin
435:Chilton
427:Okinawa
419:Chilton
400:Okinawa
388:Chilton
358:, as a
352:Chilton
321:Chilton
221:12 LCVP
204:boilers
202:D-type
196:turbine
194:geared
180:Draught
111:Chilton
68:Ordered
39:History
1436:(1943)
1369:(1943)
1311:(1943)
1289:(1943)
1237:(1944)
1144:Hamlin
1123:Grundy
1116:Griggs
1095:Clytie
1060:Apollo
977:Ormsby
910:Goshen
833:Alpine
784:Elmore
777:DuPage
770:Custer
640:
463:Nagoya
461:, and
443:Jinsen
423:Ulithi
380:Ulithi
300:-class
295:was a
198:, two
164:Length
71:as SS
1681:Sitka
1179:Lamar
1046:Aegir
979:class
970:class
931:Sitka
854:Cecil
819:Lamar
601:MARAD
539:Cuban
499:Japan
495:China
392:Leyte
384:Leyte
382:, to
282:20 mm
272:40 mm
144:MARAD
1172:Knox
1109:Dade
861:Dade
826:Leon
812:Knox
763:Clay
653:here
622:for
547:NATO
497:and
473:and
378:and
172:Beam
139:Fate
109:USS
1720::
534:.
457:,
453:,
449:,
445:,
433:,
327:,
1026:e
1019:t
1012:v
698:e
691:t
684:v
655:.
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