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389:Riverside
381:shakedown
349:Riverside
315:(APA-102)
313:Riverside
111:Riverside
82:Laid down
33:Riverside
1604:Sea Wren
1562:Sea Star
1464:Sea Pike
1408:Sea Mink
1394:Sea Lynx
1372:Sea Hawk
1364:Sea Hawk
1356:Sea Hare
1348:Sea Hare
1247:Sea Carp
1239:Sea Carp
1217:Sea Bass
1209:Sea Bass
1202:Sea Barb
1060:Guilford
1011:Cavalier
997:Burleigh
983:Anthedon
854:Guilford
826:Hansford
777:Burleigh
679:Cavalier
665:Callaway
651:Bayfield
637:Bayfield
449:flagship
359:, under
320:Bayfield
272:Armament
249:Capacity
126:Stricken
98:Acquired
90:Launched
60:Namesake
1485:Sea Ray
1422:Sea Owl
1255:Sea Cat
1130:Montour
1088:Hanover
1081:Hampton
1067:Hamblen
1032:Croatan
1004:Cascade
882:Hanover
875:Hampton
868:Hamblen
847:Grafton
833:Goodhue
805:Montour
735:Henrico
728:Fremont
721:Fayette
686:Chilton
672:Cambria
658:Bolivar
473:Okinawa
453:Hagushi
430:Okinawa
343:History
224:18 kts.
214:boilers
212:D-type
206:turbine
189:Draught
142:5242093
140::
74:Ordered
41:History
1366:(1943)
1299:(1943)
1241:(1943)
1219:(1943)
1167:(1944)
1074:Hamlin
1053:Grundy
1046:Griggs
1025:Clytie
990:Apollo
907:Ormsby
840:Goshen
763:Alpine
714:Elmore
707:DuPage
700:Custer
555:
441:Ulithi
413:Hawaii
379:After
322:-class
317:was a
208:; two
173:Length
1611:Sitka
1109:Lamar
976:Aegir
909:class
900:class
861:Sitka
784:Cecil
749:Lamar
469:Korea
424:, to
355:Co.,
337:Chile
300:20 mm
290:40 mm
221:Speed
1102:Knox
1039:Dade
791:Dade
756:Leon
742:Knox
693:Clay
568:here
439:and
437:Guam
311:USS
200:one
181:Beam
148:Fate
109:USS
514:'s
383:in
1652::
447:,
443:,
432:.
387:,
335:,
66:,
956:e
949:t
942:v
628:e
621:t
614:v
570:.
20:.
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