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124:General characteristics
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1567:Categories
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1530:class
1512:Noble
1405:Glynn
1391:Bexar
1384:Bronx
1258:Noble
1098:Logan
888:Deuel
881:Darke
727:Bowie
706:Bland
403:Japan
361:Japan
209:20 mm
202:40 mm
200:four
161:Speed
1510:(ex-
1398:Dane
1293:Pitt
979:Hyde
944:Gage
902:Drew
867:Napa
497:here
467:for
345:Guam
339:and
289:Maui
220:USS
207:ten
190:one
145:Beam
116:Fate
50:USS
47:Name
440:at
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401:,
326:,
271:,
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531:t
524:v
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