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159:battle stars
132:10 July 1961
113:Commissioned
100:22 June 1942
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872:, on 27th.
730:to Ulithi,
571:R-12 (SS-89
361:2 Ă— single
344:1 Ă— single
302:generators
152:Honours and
21:USS Arapaho
1786:1942 ships
1770:Categories
972:References
752:in towing
537:Casablanca
331:Complement
283:Propulsion
254:1,674 tons
246:1,235 tons
1584:Menominee
1461:Chickasaw
1189:Chickasaw
1147:Menominee
925:Antarctic
886:Navy list
769:submarine
615:departed
567:submarine
521:shakedown
392:U.S. Navy
354:2 Ă— twin
350:gun mount
189:Argentina
89:Laid down
1732:Acushnet
1640:Madadgar
1326:Cherokee
1119:Chippewa
1098:Cherokee
1091:Seminole
1070:Cherokee
935:See also
836:in tow.
771:off the
750:(ATF-95)
704:Eniwetok
692:Gilberts
674:(CVL-22)
663:Funafuti
652:Japanese
625:Funafuti
565:for the
548:(AKA-10)
492:November
447:(ATF-68)
339:Armament
206:Acquired
129:Stricken
97:Launched
65:Namesake
1612:Bannock
1546:Macorix
1506:Choctaw
1468:Ta Feng
1456:Ta Tung
1404:Tekesta
1371:Arapaho
1333:Tamaroa
1259:Tekesta
1175:Bannock
1126:Choctaw
1112:Arapaho
903:during
897:Arapaho
874:Arapaho
846:Okinawa
838:Arapaho
830:Okinawa
818:Arapaho
809:LST-278
802:in the
790:in the
780:(CL-81)
778:Houston
757:(CL-96)
708:Arapaho
688:Arapaho
648:Arapaho
643:Atoll.
613:Arapaho
577:Arapaho
546:Almaack
541:torpedo
497:Uniform
445:Arapaho
420:Arapaho
394:during
376:Arapaho
243:Tonnage
161:during
75:Builder
69:Arapaho
59:Arapaho
35:History
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1245:Seneca
1231:Nauset
1217:Moreno
1210:Mataco
1154:Pawnee
1105:Apache
1084:Navajo
1066:Navajo
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850:ARD-21
834:ARD-26
796:YO-186
784:Ulithi
763:. The
761:Ulithi
740:lagoon
728:YF-786
724:ARD-15
700:Majuro
696:Tarawa
641:Tarawa
629:Ellice
617:Hawaii
585:Panama
385:-class
383:Navajo
380:was a
291:, 4 Ă—
259:Length
234:-class
232:Navajo
176:, 1961
154:awards
1742:class
1711:Sioux
1706:Gazal
1678:Pinto
1551:Kiowa
1518:Carib
1319:Lipan
1238:Pinto
1203:Lipan
1182:Carib
1161:Sioux
1140:Kiowa
947:Notes
788:Manus
782:from
759:into
736:atoll
665:—for
659:Makin
507:Bravo
502:Delta
363:20 mm
356:40 mm
324:knots
322:16.5
319:Speed
275:Draft
157:Four
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1266:Yuma
1196:Cree
1133:Hopi
1027:2016
995:here
814:Guam
755:Reno
748:Zuni
712:Guam
698:and
631:and
443:USS
374:USS
298:4 Ă—
267:Beam
214:Fate
209:1961
198:ARA
195:Name
169:Fate
57:USS
54:Name
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