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509:Catamount
497:Tokyo Bay
485:Kwajalein
457:Catamount
427:Catamount
385:Catamount
269:long tons
72:Catamount
36:Subic Bay
32:Catamount
1471:Oceanway
1412:Northway
1379:Oceanway
1341:Chen Hai
1334:Comstock
1290:Waterway
1284:Tomahawk
1277:Swashway
1251:Oceanway
1238:Northway
1219:Claymore
1116:Comstock
1109:Colonial
1088:Waterway
1083:Shadwell
1076:Swashway
1071:Rushmore
991:17 April
977:"LSD-17
907:17 April
876:17 April
659:Yokosuka
473:Eniwetok
431:launched
387:(LSD-17)
329:Armament
302:Capacity
261:(Mk III)
116:Stricken
92:Launched
78:Namesake
1538:Ashland
1499:Galicia
1466:Okeanos
1446:Eastway
1264:Portway
1232:Cutlass
1225:Highway
1212:Eastway
1171:Tortuga
1095:Cabildo
1064:Portway
959:. U.S.
899:. U.S.
788:tsunami
730:Seattle
712:of the
682:Okinawa
651:Hungnam
596:marines
517:Norfolk
477:dredges
399:of the
362:AA guns
48:History
1487:
1455:(1971)
1428:
1395:
1374:Foudre
1362:
1317:
1245:Dagger
1194:
1150:Taurus
1123:Donner
1047:
925:
761:Hawaii
738:Arctic
671:Inchon
667:Sasebo
663:Korean
604:Wonsan
501:Manila
394:-class
389:was a
271:cargo
211:8,000
152:Length
1549:class
1540:class
1271:Sword
1258:Spear
957:DANFS
776:Chile
655:Pusan
640:LCVPs
505:Samar
360:20 mm
358:16 ×
352:guns;
348:quad
346:40 mm
286:41 ×
277:47 ×
257:14 ×
206:Range
198:Speed
168:Draft
1502:(ex-
1469:(ex-
1457:(ex-
1444:(ex-
1410:(ex-
1407:WS-1
1377:(ex-
1344:(ex-
1332:(ex-
1086:(ex-
1074:(ex-
1062:(ex-
993:2008
968:2019
909:2008
878:2008
840:for
819:was
592:Kobe
549:LCVP
515:and
471:and
469:Guam
467:for
429:was
383:USS
344:2 ×
341:gun;
334:1 ×
279:DUKW
232:3 ×
213:nmi.
160:Beam
124:Fate
70:USS
67:Name
30:USS
669:to
653:to
547:An
483:to
415:'s
407:in
288:LVT
259:LCM
234:LCT
84:in
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1287:/
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445:;
437:,
350:AA
339:DP
291:or
282:or
273:or
253:or
244:or
38:,
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