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796:John Young
786:John Young
768:John Young
756:John Young
750:John Young
735:John Young
728:Hassayampa
656:Long Beach
643:battleship
630:John Young
614:John Young
576:John Young
567:John Young
351:Complement
309:Propulsion
136:1 May 1978
93:John Young
83:John Young
48:John Young
1682:USS
1605:USS
1594:USS
1573:USS
1564:BBC China
1532:USS
1523:Nicholson
1521:USS
1510:USS
1499:USS
1488:USS
1477:USS
1465:24 June:
1456:USS
1445:USS
1434:HMS
1413:USS
1270:Oldendorf
1249:Nicholson
1193:Ingersoll
835:submarine
827:RIMPAC 04
790:San Diego
788:departed
760:San Diego
758:departed
701:Schofield
612:In 1987,
586:destroyer
436:AN/SLQ-32
411:AN/SQR-19
402:AN/SQS-53
396:AN/SPS-65
381:AN/SPS-55
373:AN/SPG-60
367:AN/SPS-40
271:destroyer
117:Laid down
1680:20 Dec:
1659:13 Sep:
1648:Herakles
1592:23 Nov:
1582:14 Nov:
1571:13 Nov:
1561:16 Oct:
1541:30 Aug:
1530:23 Aug:
1519:30 Jul:
1508:22 Jul:
1497:15 Jul:
1486:14 Jul:
1475:12 Jul:
1454:13 Apr:
1432:27 Mar:
1422:22 Mar:
1415:Peterson
1411:16 Feb:
1401:15 Jan:
1291:Spruance
1284:Peterson
1256:O'Bannon
1228:Leftwich
1165:Fletcher
1081:Spruance
908:Tashkent
866:and USS
839:Pasadena
679:frigates
668:Leftwich
652:cruisers
647:Missouri
581:Spruance
569:(DD-973)
538:Sikorsky
520:missiles
518:Tomahawk
463:Armament
387:AN/SPQ-9
266:Spruance
209:: DD-973
171:Callsign
157:Stricken
133:Acquired
125:Launched
89:Namesake
23:See also
1669:5 Oct:
1645:2 Mar:
1614:8 Dec:
1603:5 Dec:
1585:Gosport
1551:2 Oct:
1512:Decatur
1490:Kinkaid
1443:6 Apr:
1425:Rocknes
1263:O'Brien
1235:Merrill
1221:Kinkaid
1130:Cushing
1123:Conolly
1102:Briscoe
910:in 1984
846:Gallery
716:Wichita
588:of the
573:Captain
500:Harpoon
107:Builder
99:Ordered
60:History
50:in the
1607:Inchon
1575:Hayler
1554:Arcata
1479:Peoria
1436:Scylla
1186:Hewitt
1179:Hayler
1151:Elliot
710:Shasta
638:Ranger
583:-class
556:hangar
285:Length
268:-class
173:: NJYG
1332:class
1323:class
1305:Thorn
1298:Stump
1109:Caron
829:by a
683:Curts
483:ASROC
336:Range
329:knots
327:32.5
324:Speed
301:Draft
244:Badge
216:Motto
29:Young
1710:2005
1697:2003
1652:Bulk
1650:and
1544:Hope
1534:Fife
1330:Kidd
1158:Fife
1144:Deyo
954:USS
938:USS
922:USS
906:and
902:USS
886:USS
813:was
806:Fate
780:dhow
704:and
674:Hoel
671:and
618:Iran
565:USS
536:2 ×
505:2 ×
490:NATO
468:2 ×
312:4 ×
293:Beam
233:Fate
79:Name
46:USS
1468:Kos
870:at
628:.
600:at
27:USS
1725::
862:,
731:.
725:,
719:,
713:,
698:,
692:,
686:,
677:,
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641:,
604:.
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513:)
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