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282:The second
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537:Brisbane
521:Kiriwina
517:Woodlark
447:carriers
422:(DD-370)
414:(DD-357)
406:(DD-374)
398:(DD-369)
371:Japanese
288:(DD-371)
191:Armament
77:Launched
57:Namesake
1535:3 Aug:
1474:Koolama
1464:Kiangya
1461:4 Dec:
1360:5 Oct:
1288:LST-661
1262:8 Jul:
1251:5 Jul:
1233:2 Jul:
1205:LST-545
1169:Briscoe
1165:6 May:
1125:Mayrant
1121:4 Apr:
1107:Mugford
1096:Bracken
1081:9 Mar:
1063:8 Mar:
1021:6 Feb:
1004:3 Feb:
967:Podolsk
964:9 Jan:
893:Gridley
868:Fanning
854:Preston
840:Perkins
833:Cushing
777:Flusser
763:Drayton
698:History
642:coast.
467:Pacific
449:in the
386:Whitney
316:History
67:Builder
38:History
1508:Barcoo
1444:U-1105
1375:Hughes
1321:Arleux
1299:Nevada
1187:Barrow
1176:Catron
1147:Dawson
1136:Mustin
1085:SC-632
1074:Wilson
1056:Banner
1045:Soegio
1014:Trippe
987:Oriana
884:Porter
861:Dunlap
826:Downes
819:Tucker
805:Cassin
770:Lamson
666:
636:Bikini
626:. At
576:Saipan
564:Majuro
553:Saidor
487:Nouméa
404:Tucker
362:, and
295:-class
290:was a
264:(6x1),
257:(2x2),
240:(4x1),
229:c1943:
208:(5x1),
151:Length
134:-class
103:awards
1406:luzzu
1404:Gozo
1364:Skate
1198:Butte
1158:Stack
1114:Rhind
895:class
886:class
847:Smith
749:Mahan
735:Mahan
620:Lough
604:Manus
541:Arawe
443:'
356:Samoa
293:Mahan
243:12 ×
211:12 ×
175:Speed
167:Draft
132:Mahan
106:14 ×
1564:1949
1551:1947
1486:Take
1438:EK-3
1353:Tuna
812:Shaw
791:Case
784:Reid
679:here
598:Fate
519:and
420:Case
418:USS
416:and
410:USS
402:USS
396:Reid
394:USS
392:lay
360:Fiji
284:USS
267:2 ×
260:6 ×
253:4 ×
236:4 ×
218:4 ×
204:5 ×
159:Beam
114:Fate
634:at
533:Lae
1579::
1483:,
1477:,
1441:,
1240:,
1201:,
1172:,
1110:,
1070:,
1010:,
582:,
559:.
543:,
408:,
400:,
376:,
358:,
312:.
942:e
935:t
928:v
726:e
719:t
712:v
681:.
23:.
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