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332:Rear Admiral
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76:Commissioned
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3110:La Vallette
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2739:Zerstörer 2
2689:Zerstörer 6
2677:Zerstörer 5
2665:Zerstörer 4
2653:Zerstörer 3
2641:Zerstörer 2
2629:Zerstörer 1
2617:Zerstörer 1
2611:German Navy
2530:Chiang Yang
1990:Porterfield
928:La Vallette
726:, northern
680:As part of
615:splashed a
576:splashed a
508:Philippines
375:Bath, Maine
328:Philippines
237:6 Ă— single
223:7 Ă— single
208:5 Ă— single
100:Honours and
63:10 May 1943
3352:1943 ships
3336:Categories
3260:Ä°skenderun
3191:Jorge Juan
3052:Cuitláhuac
3040:Cuauhtémoc
2386:Pernambuco
2004:Wedderburn
1222:Abner Read
804:, however.
776:References
589:New Guinea
532:Leyte Gulf
352:California
336:Naval Home
195:Complement
171:Propulsion
142:2,050 tons
3102:Isherwood
2868:Pritchett
2811:Charrette
2758:Navarinon
2658:Wadsworth
2587:Antioquia
2518:Kwei Yang
2506:Heng Yang
2176:Stevenson
2154:Cancelled
2060:Callaghan
1801:John Hood
1780:Ingersoll
1745:Sigourney
1689:Mansfield
1593:Charrette
1262:Hazelwood
1201:Isherwood
1173:Wadsworth
1096:Schroeder
949:Chevalier
899:Completed
702:Aleutians
689:3rd Fleet
585:Hollandia
522:escorted
492:of Angaur
410:departed
367:laid down
348:San Diego
313:USS
309:Commander
302:USS
295:USS
267:destroyer
214:5 Ă— twin
133:destroyer
60:Laid down
3253:Cogswell
3224:Ä°stanbul
3172:Converse
3045:Harrison
2983:Chung Mu
2875:Lanciere
2799:Bradford
2782:Sfendoni
2770:Nearchos
2646:Ringgold
2554:Kun Yang
2547:Kimberly
2467:Cochrane
2460:Wadleigh
2422:MaranhĂŁo
2265:Heermann
2183:Stockton
2162:Percival
2039:Wadleigh
1997:Stockham
1983:Hopewell
1955:McDermut
1948:Marshall
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1829:Dashiell
1773:Cogswell
1766:Caperton
1614:Halligan
1565:Sproston
1537:Harrison
1488:Stoddard
1460:Robinson
1453:Prichett
1446:Morrison
1439:Longshaw
1425:Johnston
1355:Bradford
1313:Sullivan
1269:Heermann
1208:Kimberly
1187:Brownson
1159:Thatcher
1124:Converse
1089:Ringgold
1033:Hutchins
984:De Haven
942:O'Bannon
935:Nicholas
907:Fletcher
890:Fletcher
732:HokkaidĹŤ
653:Iwo Jima
601:Sulu Sea
469:Marianas
379:launched
324:Olongapo
304:Alliance
277:Namesake
262:Fletcher
257:(DD-691)
241:throwers
203:Armament
128:Fletcher
92:Stricken
68:Launched
3297:Gleaves
3277:Preston
3196:McGowan
3143:Lepanto
2971:Chungmu
2863:Geniere
2819:Claxton
2794:Thyella
2670:Claxton
2634:Anthony
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2542:An Yang
2535:Mullany
2523:Twining
2427:Shields
2379:Cushing
2367:Bennett
2362:ParaĂba
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