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383:. She was
313:Regulus II
290:Complement
249:Propulsion
1469:oil spill
1448:USS
1437:USS
1405:USS
1292:HMS
1261:USS
1250:USS
700:Subic Bay
617:1982 view
479:Regulus I
397:USS
373:laid down
346:submarine
342:her class
315:missiles)
309:Regulus I
204:submarine
182:Subic Bay
90:Laid down
1446:20 Oct:
1435:3 Oct:
1414:17 Sep:
1403:29 Apr:
1385:Yorktown
1337:22 Nov:
1330:Hvalur 7
1324:Hvalur 6
1301:31 Aug:
1290:18 Aug:
1280:28 May:
1270:14 May:
1259:24 Apr:
1252:Grayback
1248:13 Apr:
1238:13 Mar:
1228:23 Feb:
1218:16 Feb:
1208:15 Jan:
1198:11 Jan:
1109:Grayback
1014:Grayback
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961:Grayback
952:Grayback
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589:As more
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502:Grayback
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483:Grayback
467:Grayback
459:Grayback
452:Grayback
441:Grayback
409:Grayback
399:Grayback
385:launched
365:Grayback
354:grayback
336:Grayback
298:Armament
199:Grayback
157:Homeport
149:Stricken
98:Launched
68:Grayback
36:Grayback
1463:4 Dec:
1450:Augusta
1439:Augusta
1407:Atlanta
1392:5 Apr:
1321:9 Nov:
1311:3 Oct:
1294:Berwick
1123:Halibut
1116:Growler
1102:Barbero
1021:Growler
82:Builder
74:Ordered
44:History
1418:Ferrel
1416:NOAAS
1263:Higbee
915:
714:Awards
555:, and
512:, and
403:, and
225:Length
201:-class
1456:K-279
1378:Ladny
1372:Caron
1314:K-219
1095:Tunny
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274:knots
267:Speed
241:Draft
167:Motto
109:Mrs.
1495:1987
1482:1985
1394:RFA
1383:USS
1370:USS
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950:USS
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900:2014
683:POWs
371:was
369:keel
334:USS
318:8 ×
303:2 ×
233:Beam
177:Fate
66:USS
63:Name
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367:′s
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