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1517:Indakh
1499:
1466:
1427:
1404:Durant
1383:Richey
1362:Koiner
1320:Newell
1308:
1281:Holder
1274:Hissem
1239:Willis
1197:Durant
1176:Savage
1169:Richey
1162:Rhodes
1120:Daniel
1092:Koiner
1023:Newell
1016:Mosley
1009:Menges
960:Pettit
925:Swasey
877:Tomich
808:Brough
669:Edsall
655:Edsall
591:
535:Honshū
499:Richey
493:, and
491:France
465:; and
439:convoy
380:Ensign
327:Richey
207:
174:Length
150:-class
148:Edsall
29:Richey
1628:class
1619:class
1450:Hurst
1390:Vance
1348:Finch
1327:Pride
1183:Vance
1155:Mills
1099:Price
1071:Finch
1030:Pride
988:Joyce
939:Hurst
904:Sloat
870:Keith
864:Scott
857:Moore
829:Poole
801:Blair
780:Frost
773:Fiske
551:China
539:Japan
449:, to
417:Co.,
243:Range
236:knots
231:Speed
190:Draft
1595:(ex-
1562:(ex-
1552:Camp
1550:(ex-
1520:(ex-
1481:(ex-
1448:(ex-
1341:Lowe
1051:Gary
1044:Lowe
946:Camp
794:Inch
787:Huse
759:Hill
710:Pope
604:here
547:Taku
519:Cuba
505:and
477:and
459:Oran
445:and
433:off
325:USS
302:8 ×
250:nmi.
182:Beam
126:Fate
27:USS
545:to
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1442:/
1054:/
887:/
867:/
686:/
549:,
537:,
509:.
489:,
481:,
469:,
461:,
457:;
453:,
405:.
386:,
362:.
205:FM
77:,
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632:v
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218:,
211:,
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