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986:. Retrieved
980:
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956:
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929:
894:with 2 stars
859:battle stars
822:
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810:Later career
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698:US 7th Fleet
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606:Luzon Strait
601:
584:sailed from
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579:
567:US 3rd Fleet
552:US 5th Fleet
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537:Vice Admiral
534:
525:
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490:
485:
480:Midway Atoll
468:Pearl Harbor
466:sailed from
463:
455:
453:
450:World War II
424:Pearl Harbor
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360:Esso Raleigh
359:
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301:World War II
185:Displacement
173:
135:19 June 1941
132:Commissioned
76:
43:
37:
25:
1510:Esso Albany
819:Vietnam War
554:during the
518:Guadalcanal
309:Vietnam War
297:Operations:
151:14 May 1975
127:1 June 1941
1707:1940 ships
1691:Categories
1661:Passumpsic
1647:Mispillion
1285:Passumpsic
1271:Mispillion
1259:Mispillion
918:References
784:HMAS
782:refueling
736:Korean War
726:Suez Canal
702:Yellow Sea
700:occupying
644:repairing
532:campaign.
509:campaign.
393:New Jersey
305:Korean War
254:Complement
224:Propulsion
40:refueling
1668:Pawcatuck
1587:Nantahala
1475:Chikaskia
1433:Ashtabula
1292:Pawcatuck
1230:Ashtabula
1218:Ashtabula
1161:Nantahala
1119:Chikaskia
1098:Guadalupe
1084:Kaskaskia
1077:Salamonie
972:Guadalupe
957:Guadalupe
882:with star
829:Navy List
815:Guadalupe
800:Guadalupe
795:Guadalupe
780:Guadalupe
766:Guadalupe
754:Kwajalein
746:Guadalupe
742:Communist
730:Gibraltar
714:Guadalupe
690:Guadalupe
682:Guadalupe
675:Guadalupe
670:Guadalupe
662:Guadalupe
654:Guadalupe
646:Guadalupe
639:USS
629:Guadalupe
621:Guadalupe
616:Nantahala
614:USS
608:into the
602:Guadalupe
582:Guadalupe
548:Guadalupe
526:Guadalupe
522:Aleutians
514:Guadalupe
503:Guadalupe
491:Guadalupe
464:Guadalupe
460:refueling
456:Guadalupe
444:Baltimore
440:San Diego
416:Guadalupe
397:Guadalupe
354:Guadalupe
319:Guadalupe
77:Guadalupe
42:USS
38:Guadalupe
1675:Waccamaw
1654:Navasota
1629:Tolovana
1503:Elokomin
1496:Cimarron
1489:Chukawan
1468:Canisteo
1454:Caliente
1426:Allagash
1343:Chenango
1336:Suwannee
1329:Sangamon
1317:Sangamon
1299:Waccamaw
1278:Navasota
1244:Canisteo
1203:Chukawan
1196:Allagash
1189:Tolovana
1126:Elokomin
1112:Caliente
1049:Cimarron
1041:Standard
1032:Cimarron
988:28 April
961:Archived
900:with 15
857:with 13
772:harbor.
692:went to
658:Iwo Jima
489:sighted
405:PT boats
326:Cimarron
262:Armament
174:Cimarron
148:Stricken
124:Acquired
108:Launched
89:in Texas
83:Namesake
1559:Manatee
1482:Chipola
1447:Cacapon
1440:Aucilla
1182:Chipola
1147:Manatee
1133:Aucilla
1105:Cacapon
1091:Chemung
789:in 1967
718:Bahrain
560:Admiral
321:(AO-32)
285:AA guns
278:AA guns
94:Builder
53:History
47:in 1943
1622:Taluga
1615:Severn
1608:Seakay
1601:Platte
1594:Neosho
1573:Markay
1566:Marias
1350:Santee
1175:Taluga
1168:Severn
1140:Marias
1070:Sabine
1063:Platte
1056:Neosho
928:
839:Awards
804:Ceylon
786:Hobart
762:Sasebo
756:, and
722:Arabia
694:Jinsen
586:Ulithi
432:Cavite
430:, and
428:Manila
328:-class
200:Length
176:-class
1319:class
1261:class
1220:class
685:'
499:I-156
495:I-168
486:I-156
389:Texas
343:Texas
283:20 mm
276:40 mm
271:(4×1)
247:knots
242:Speed
216:Draft
179:oiler
44:Maury
990:2009
941:here
758:Guam
728:and
641:Ajax
544:Truk
507:Attu
323:, a
317:USS
281:4 ×
274:4 ×
267:4 ×
234:NSFO
208:Beam
156:Fate
143:1974
75:USS
72:Name
625:bow
565:'s
391:to
367:at
358:SS
341:in
257:304
245:18
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