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1474:Sea Needle
1460:Sea Marlin
1379:Sea Falcon
1342:Sea Darter
1284:Sea Blenny
1247:Sea Angler
1203:Mormacland
1196:Mormacgulf
1077:Chandeleur
829:Barnstable
619:References
343:served at
320:, under a
254:gun mounts
228:Complement
177:Propulsion
62:Sea Needle
1649:Sea Tiger
1600:Sea Snipe
1579:Sea Shark
1565:Sea Satyr
1551:Sea Robin
1537:Sea Quail
1509:Sea Perch
1446:Sea Hydra
1439:Sea Hound
1400:Sea Flier
1372:Sea Eagle
1349:Sea Devil
1254:Sea Arrow
1240:Sea Angel
1232:Sea Adder
1224:Sea Adder
1217:Riverside
1182:Mendocino
871:Riverside
857:Mendocino
615:service.
559:HMM-263on
551:Caribbean
478:tests at
440:Hong Kong
102:(APA-38),
69:Laid down
1663:Sea Wren
1621:Sea Star
1523:Sea Pike
1467:Sea Mink
1453:Sea Lynx
1431:Sea Hawk
1423:Sea Hawk
1415:Sea Hare
1407:Sea Hare
1306:Sea Carp
1298:Sea Carp
1276:Sea Bass
1268:Sea Bass
1261:Sea Barb
1119:Guilford
1070:Cavalier
1056:Burleigh
1042:Anthedon
913:Guilford
885:Hansford
836:Burleigh
738:Cavalier
724:Callaway
710:Bayfield
696:Bayfield
501:cleared
397:flagship
393:Kamikaze
365:Eniwetok
287:Bayfield
243:Armament
220:Capacity
131:Sold by
120:Stricken
85:Acquired
77:Launched
47:Namesake
1544:Sea Ray
1481:Sea Owl
1314:Sea Cat
1189:Montour
1147:Hanover
1140:Hampton
1126:Hamblen
1091:Croatan
1063:Cascade
941:Hanover
934:Hampton
927:Hamblen
906:Grafton
892:Goodhue
864:Montour
794:Henrico
787:Fremont
780:Fayette
745:Chilton
731:Cambria
717:Bolivar
605:Chilton
570:Chilton
555:Chilton
547:Chilton
499:Chilton
464:Okinawa
448:Qingdao
436:Tianjin
424:Chilton
416:Okinawa
408:Chilton
389:Okinawa
377:Chilton
347:, as a
341:Chilton
310:Chilton
210:12 LCVP
193:boilers
191:D-type
185:turbine
183:geared
169:Draught
100:Chilton
57:Ordered
28:History
1425:(1943)
1358:(1943)
1300:(1943)
1278:(1943)
1226:(1944)
1133:Hamlin
1112:Grundy
1105:Griggs
1084:Clytie
1049:Apollo
966:Ormsby
899:Goshen
822:Alpine
773:Elmore
766:DuPage
759:Custer
629:
452:Nagoya
450:, and
432:Jinsen
412:Ulithi
369:Ulithi
289:-class
284:was a
187:, two
153:Length
60:as SS
1670:Sitka
1168:Lamar
1035:Aegir
968:class
959:class
920:Sitka
843:Cecil
808:Lamar
590:MARAD
528:Cuban
488:Japan
484:China
381:Leyte
373:Leyte
371:, to
271:20 mm
261:40 mm
133:MARAD
1161:Knox
1098:Dade
850:Dade
815:Leon
801:Knox
752:Clay
642:here
611:for
536:NATO
486:and
462:and
367:and
161:Beam
128:Fate
98:USS
1709::
523:.
446:,
442:,
438:,
434:,
422:,
316:,
1015:e
1008:t
1001:v
687:e
680:t
673:v
644:.
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