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743:Bosque
708:Attala
688:Arenac
667:Lanier
646:Kenton
618:Hendry
592:
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482:Awards
417:Ulithi
394:Saipan
251:-class
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165:Length
1569:class
1560:class
1542:Noble
1435:Glynn
1421:Bexar
1414:Bronx
1288:Noble
1128:Logan
918:Deuel
911:Darke
757:Bowie
736:Bland
386:Japan
363:Leyte
329:Manus
229:20 mm
222:40 mm
189:Speed
1540:(ex-
1428:Dane
1323:Pitt
1009:Hyde
974:Gage
932:Drew
897:Napa
523:here
493:for
407:and
380:for
311:and
240:USS
227:ten
210:one
173:Beam
144:Fate
61:USS
58:Name
301:Lae
200:536
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349:,
335:.
331:,
303:,
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561:t
554:v
525:.
217:,
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