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655:In 1990
584:launched
523:bow ramp
515:gasoline
356:Armament
196:Acquired
186:Namesake
153:Sold to
135:LST-1196
124:Stricken
100:Launched
63:Namesake
1351:Pizarro
1266:Newport
1078:Manoora
1071:Saginaw
962:Boulder
948:Saginaw
885:Newport
871:Newport
695:Pizarro
485:Marines
477:AAV-7A1
449:Newport
425:Pizarro
418:Newport
415:of the
238:Newport
180:Pizarro
81:Builder
73:Awarded
33:History
1327:
1294:
1255:Sonora
1243:
1210:
1194:Sumter
1165:
1132:
1116:Cayuga
1099:
1045:
969:Racine
934:Cayuga
913:Peoria
906:Fresno
899:Sumter
732:
639:, and
637:Africa
605:Tonijn
544:Seabee
511:diesel
459:had a
408:was a
268:Length
254:4,793
240:-class
1378:class
1056:class
497:LCVPs
420:class
329:knots
322:Speed
284:Draft
170:Spain
155:Spain
140:Motto
1384:None
1354:(ex-
1342:(ex-
1309:(ex-
1276:(ex-
1264:(ex-
1225:(ex-
1192:(ex-
1180:(ex-
1147:(ex-
1114:(ex-
1081:(ex-
1069:(ex-
759:2010
730:ISBN
576:keel
519:JP-5
501:LCPL
443:USS
402:USS
377:8 ×
276:Beam
220:Fate
176:Name
150:Fate
55:USS
52:Name
784:doi
616:to
327:20
215:L42
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780:28
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608:,
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