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1130:Olmsted
1088:Kershaw
1074:Jerauld
983:Dickens
934:Lowndes
927:Laurens
920:Latimer
899:Audobon
871:Colbert
864:Clinton
822:Braxton
787:Beckham
773:Bandera
711:Kittson
697:Hocking
669:Haskell
635:Haskell
445:to the
396:Okinawa
384:Ryukyus
312:Corp.,
301:History
286:Haskell
225:12 LCVP
210:17 kts.
200:boilers
192:turbine
190:geared
68:Ordered
28:History
1595:Aragón
1583:
1542:Medera
1451:Sevier
1367:Oneida
1262:Sibley
1221:Menard
1137:Oxford
1123:Oconto
1116:Lavaca
1102:Lander
1081:Karnes
1060:Grimes
1046:Gosper
906:Bergen
885:Cottle
801:Bosque
766:Attala
746:Arenac
725:Lanier
704:Kenton
676:Hendry
650:
572:
549:Lander
544:Awards
538:Lander
494:Lander
475:Saipan
451:Manila
443:Ulithi
435:Lander
422:, and
404:Lander
392:Ulithi
338:Lander
332:After
306:Lander
288:-class
283:was a
279:Lander
228:3 LCPU
194:, two
167:Length
52:Lander
1627:class
1618:class
1600:Noble
1493:Glynn
1479:Bexar
1472:Bronx
1346:Noble
1186:Logan
976:Deuel
969:Darke
815:Bowie
794:Bland
534:MARAD
471:Japan
459:Japan
408:Manus
268:20 mm
264:40 mm
222:2 LCM
207:Speed
1598:(ex-
1486:Dane
1381:Pitt
1067:Hyde
1032:Gage
990:Drew
955:Napa
585:here
555:for
486:Guam
457:and
390:and
373:Guam
277:USS
254:one
186:one
175:Beam
146:Fate
50:USS
47:Name
400:POW
246:536
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1252:/
756:/
524:,
500:.
469:,
426:,
418:,
414:;
410:,
336:,
324:.
1602:)
626:e
619:t
612:v
587:.
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