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99:Commissioned
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1796:Troop ships
1735:Paul Revere
1673:Mecklenburg
1547:Saint Croix
1128:Fond du Lac
623:battle star
621:earned one
580:Fort Eustis
576:James River
475:Philippines
443:on 5 July.
408:arrived at
404:On 12 May,
130:Battle star
86:9 July 1944
1801:1944 ships
1765:Categories
1533:Rockingham
1526:Rockbridge
1345:Meriwether
1219:Lauderdale
960:Clearfield
953:Buckingham
939:Broadwater
842:St. Mary's
679:16 October
632:References
483:San Fabian
452:West Coast
275:Complement
197:Propulsion
123:Honors and
1631:Hempstead
1613:Cancelled
1575:Bottineau
1568:Bollinger
1421:Mountrail
1386:Talladega
1359:Sherburne
1310:McCracken
1205:Kingsbury
1163:Granville
1135:Freestone
1121:Effingham
1114:Edgecombe
946:Brookings
918:Botetourt
863:Arlington
849:Allendale
828:La Grange
793:Highlands
771:Completed
596:Navy List
578:Group at
387:Commodore
366:, by the
323:(APA-128)
83:Laid down
1666:McLennan
1659:Maricopa
1554:San Saba
1540:Rockwall
1519:Renville
1484:Pickaway
1470:Okanogan
1463:Okaloosa
1449:New Kent
1414:Montrose
1407:Missoula
1393:Tazewell
1352:Sarasota
1324:Marathon
1317:Magoffin
1282:Sandoval
1149:Gallatin
1107:Eastland
1072:Newberry
1058:Mellette
1051:Lycoming
1023:La Porte
1002:Crockett
967:Clermont
890:Barnwell
800:Hinsdale
395:Eniwetok
293:Armament
254:Capacity
115:Stricken
91:Launched
63:Namesake
1645:Luzerne
1638:Iredell
1624:Harnett
1512:Rawlins
1505:Bingham
1498:Randall
1442:Neshoba
1435:Navarro
1428:Natrona
1400:Telfair
1379:Mifflin
1338:Menifee
1303:Lubbock
1289:Lenawee
1275:Sanborn
1268:Rutland
1261:Pondera
1254:Pickens
1240:Olmsted
1198:Kershaw
1184:Jerauld
1093:Dickens
1044:Lowndes
1037:Laurens
1030:Latimer
1009:Audobon
981:Colbert
974:Clinton
932:Braxton
897:Beckham
883:Bandera
821:Kittson
807:Hocking
779:Haskell
745:Haskell
708:APA-128
522:Seattle
430:Hagushi
422:Okinawa
343:History
328:Haskell
260:Troops:
202:boilers
154:Haskell
73:Builder
33:History
1705:Aragón
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1652:Medera
1561:Sevier
1477:Oneida
1372:Sibley
1331:Menard
1247:Oxford
1233:Oconto
1226:Lavaca
1212:Lander
1191:Karnes
1170:Grimes
1156:Gosper
1016:Bergen
995:Cottle
911:Bosque
876:Attala
856:Arenac
835:Lanier
814:Kenton
786:Hendry
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706:Arenac
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619:Arenac
614:Awards
568:Arenac
533:Sasebo
529:Arenac
518:Arenac
510:Guiuan
506:Arenac
495:Nagoya
479:Manila
471:Arenac
464:Arenac
448:Arenac
440:Arenac
434:Saipan
426:Arenac
410:Ulithi
406:Arenac
383:Arenac
379:Arenac
348:Arenac
330:-class
325:was a
321:Arenac
266:Cargo:
173:Length
156:-class
125:awards
57:Arenac
1737:class
1728:class
1710:Noble
1603:Glynn
1589:Bexar
1582:Bronx
1456:Noble
1296:Logan
1086:Deuel
1079:Darke
925:Bowie
904:Bland
514:Samar
487:Luzon
238:12 ×
218:knots
213:Speed
189:Draft
1708:(ex-
1596:Dane
1491:Pitt
1177:Hyde
1142:Gage
1100:Drew
1065:Napa
681:2006
654:here
586:Fate
399:Guam
397:and
319:USS
298:1 ×
246:LCPL
244:3 ×
240:LCVP
232:2 ×
181:Beam
136:Fate
55:USS
52:Name
604:EDT
234:LCM
216:17
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