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1810:Paul Revere
1748:Mecklenburg
1622:Saint Croix
1203:Fond du Lac
710:battle star
627:museum ship
377:Guadalcanal
269:twin mounts
133:Battle star
126:Honours and
1871:1944 ships
1840:Categories
1608:Rockingham
1601:Rockbridge
1420:Meriwether
1294:Lauderdale
1035:Clearfield
1028:Buckingham
1014:Broadwater
917:St. Mary's
716:References
470:New Guinea
365:Kaurimarau
262:quad mount
239:Complement
203:Propulsion
1706:Hempstead
1688:Cancelled
1650:Bottineau
1643:Bollinger
1496:Mountrail
1461:Talladega
1434:Sherburne
1385:McCracken
1280:Kingsbury
1238:Granville
1210:Freestone
1196:Effingham
1189:Edgecombe
1021:Brookings
993:Botetourt
938:Arlington
924:Allendale
903:La Grange
868:Highlands
846:Completed
670:USS
655:USS
643:USS
542:ports of
422:; a Navy
289:(APA-168)
254:5"/38 gun
86:Laid down
1741:McLennan
1734:Maricopa
1629:San Saba
1615:Rockwall
1594:Renville
1559:Pickaway
1545:Okanogan
1538:Okaloosa
1524:New Kent
1489:Montrose
1482:Missoula
1468:Tazewell
1427:Sarasota
1399:Marathon
1392:Magoffin
1357:Sandoval
1224:Gallatin
1182:Eastland
1147:Newberry
1133:Mellette
1126:Lycoming
1098:La Porte
1077:Crockett
1042:Clermont
965:Barnwell
875:Hinsdale
548:Tientsin
532:Yokosuka
516:Hiro Wan
474:Langemak
428:Marianas
247:Armament
118:Stricken
94:Launched
60:Namesake
1720:Luzerne
1713:Iredell
1699:Harnett
1587:Rawlins
1580:Bingham
1573:Randall
1517:Neshoba
1510:Navarro
1503:Natrona
1475:Telfair
1454:Mifflin
1413:Menifee
1378:Lubbock
1364:Lenawee
1350:Sanborn
1343:Rutland
1336:Pondera
1329:Pickens
1315:Olmsted
1273:Kershaw
1259:Jerauld
1168:Dickens
1119:Lowndes
1112:Laurens
1105:Latimer
1084:Audobon
1056:Colbert
1049:Clinton
1007:Braxton
972:Beckham
958:Bandera
896:Kittson
882:Hocking
854:Haskell
820:Haskell
623:Haskell
566:Norfolk
544:Qingdao
540:Chinese
498:Seattle
401:Okinawa
381:Marines
317:History
311:Haskell
294:Haskell
211:1 Shaft
195:Draught
152:Haskell
78:Builder
70:Ordered
30:History
1780:Aragón
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1727:Medera
1636:Sevier
1552:Oneida
1447:Sibley
1406:Menard
1322:Oxford
1308:Oconto
1301:Lavaca
1287:Lander
1266:Karnes
1245:Grimes
1231:Gosper
1091:Bergen
1070:Cottle
986:Bosque
951:Attala
931:Arenac
910:Lanier
889:Kenton
861:Hendry
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701:Awards
686:Slater
672:Slater
666:-class
664:Cannon
611:SINKEX
552:Sasebo
520:Honshū
512:Saipan
482:Iloilo
444:Manila
432:Hawaii
389:Ulithi
296:-class
291:was a
179:Length
128:awards
1812:class
1803:class
1785:Noble
1678:Glynn
1664:Bexar
1657:Bronx
1531:Noble
1371:Logan
1161:Deuel
1154:Darke
1000:Bowie
979:Bland
645:Texas
536:Samar
466:Leyte
464:9 at
448:Luzon
274:20 mm
267:40 mm
260:40 mm
223:knots
218:Speed
147:Notes
1783:(ex-
1671:Dane
1566:Pitt
1252:Hyde
1217:Gage
1175:Drew
1140:Napa
759:2006
739:here
706:Gage
694:Gage
690:Gage
682:Gage
678:Gage
657:Kidd
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577:Gage
564:for
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546:and
508:Army
504:Gage
476:and
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285:USS
187:Beam
139:Fate
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52:USS
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