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42:
29:
1376:German Navy
693:during its
683:Khmer Rouge
667:Vietnam War
655:Tonkin Gulf
585:Philippines
509:Great Lakes
440:RUR-5 ASROC
426:(SM-1) and
240:Honours and
214:Hull number
1567:1959 ships
1551:Categories
885:References
675:Phnom Penh
659:Sea Dragon
622:West Coast
572:Kitty Hawk
515:, and the
362:Complement
319:Propulsion
1222:John King
1194:Conyngham
890:Citations
714:Cambodian
703:Viet Cong
611:USS
599:Subic Bay
577:7th Fleet
521:Caribbean
485:destroyer
384:AN/SPG-51
281:destroyer
108:Laid down
1511:Spruance
1502:Farragut
1486:Berkeley
1457:Nearchos
1350:Brisbane
1285:Tattnall
1236:Lawrence
1187:Cochrane
1161:Buchanan
1154:Berkeley
716:waters.
709:Mayaguez
707:SS
701:and the
679:Cambodia
595:Far East
583:and the
544:Yokosuka
476:, was a
442:Launcher
402:Armament
216:: DD-957
178:Callsign
164:Stricken
132:Acquired
116:Launched
80:Namesake
1469:Formion
1462:Waddell
1401:Mölders
1394:Lütjens
1382:Lütjens
1299:Waddell
1271:Sellers
1264:Sampson
1257:Robison
1007:Sources
994:8 March
697:by the
695:capture
653:in the
499:History
470:(DDG-7)
98:Builder
90:Ordered
51:History
1450:Semmes
1424:
1408:Rommel
1373:
1343:Hobart
1315:
1292:Towers
1278:Semmes
1180:Biddle
1140:Barney
1128:
1042:
1018:
759:Awards
613:Midway
481:-class
295:Length
278:-class
248:Awards
242:awards
180:: NFZT
1513:class
1504:class
1445:Kimon
1435:class
1433:Kimon
1384:class
1336:Perth
1326:class
1324:Perth
603:Luzon
581:Japan
354:Range
347:knots
342:Speed
311:Draft
223:Motto
1484:(ex-
1472:(ex-
1460:(ex-
1448:(ex-
1215:Hoel
1178:(ex-
1056:here
1031:here
996:2015
743:Fate
570:USS
542:and
466:USS
459:None
438:1 ×
432:2 ×
331:4 ×
324:2 ×
303:Beam
255:Fate
246:See
70:Name
41:USS
712:in
491:in
420:SAM
345:33
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898:^
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