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Condon-Rall, Mary Ellen; Cowdrey, Albert E. (1998).
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145:Sold for scrap in 1978
86:Wilmington, California
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416:Consolation
318:Philippines
134:Nickname(s)
1441:1943 ships
1425:Categories
1351:Mormacwren
1344:Mormactern
1337:Mormaclark
1330:Mormachawk
1323:Mormacgull
1316:Mormacdove
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1281:Jean Lykes
1216:Cape Tryon
1195:Cape Spear
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750:Agwiprince
499:Smith 1956
474:References
389:Manila Bay
381:Balikpapan
347:Corregidor
326:Leyte Gulf
231:Complement
203:Propulsion
129:9 May 1946
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675:Bountiful
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343:Subic Bay
330:Hollandia
309:, in the
285:USS
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908:Cape Ann
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433:See also
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397:Wakayama
341:arrived
324:arrived
234:516 crew
223:Capacity
110:Acquired
94:Launched
21:USS Hope
1230:Comfort
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454:Centaur
425:SS Hope
365:Okinawa
279:Comfort
250:Comfort
160:Comfort
137:Lucky 7
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