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329:On the night of 15 October, accompanied by tug
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180:one 12-pounder rifle
367:As the year waned,
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272:Alexander Stephens
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451:Categories
419:References
203:Union Navy
167:Complement
149:Propulsion
331:USS
302:Minnesota
300:USS
256:Vicksburg
56:Laid down
389:Seaboard
356:ordered
278:under a
175:Armament
120:129 tons
96:Stricken
72:Acquired
64:Launched
311:Torpedo
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