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612:"Peoria II (Gunboat)"
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431:Puerto Rico
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895:Jacob Bell
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860:Isaac Webb
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21:USS Peoria
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575:The Times
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470:New York
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435:San Juan
222:Armament
126:Acquired
110:Launched
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