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590:Arequipa
403:Shanghai
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357:and the
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250:, Inc.,
192:Armament
100:Stricken
76:Acquired
68:Launched
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681:Lucidor
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611:Kerstin
597:Corduba
399:Qingdao
393:In the
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323:Okinawa
304:Ryūkyūs
256:Houston
235:History
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52:Ordered
33:History
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