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1225:Calcaterra
1127:Strickland
871:Sturtevant
598:References
440:Following
302:projectors
258:Complement
212:generators
194:Propulsion
1376:Kretchmer
1288:Stockdale
1099:Kretchmer
995:Sellstrom
836:Chatelain
787:Fessenden
724:Pillsbury
588:Navy list
442:shakedown
377:Lexington
375:USS
371:San Diego
277:1 × twin
78:Laid down
1647:Rudderow
1432:Chambers
1281:Cockrill
1274:Wilhoite
1253:Swenning
1232:Chambers
1106:O'Reilly
1002:Harveson
988:Ricketts
953:Marchand
857:Peterson
766:Farquhar
738:Flaherty
639:(DE-336)
505:Cold War
388:entered
345:Namesake
325:(DE-336)
307:hedgehog
266:Armament
230:21
118:Stricken
86:Launched
56:Namesake
18:USS Hale
1585:Forster
1418:Lansing
1397:Ramsden
1390:Forster
1355:Falgout
1267:Janssen
1239:Merrill
1211:Lansing
1169:Ramsden
1134:Forster
1085:Brister
1058:Falgout
1023:Leopold
939:Stanton
932:Snowden
864:Stewart
843:Neunzer
710:Hammann
704:Langley
546:trawler
529:to the
474:Taranto
446:Bermuda
419:Corp.,
411:History
327:was an
199:4
64:Builder
37:History
1638:Cannon
1613:Dai Ky
1601:
1538:Indakh
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1425:Durant
1404:Richey
1383:Koiner
1341:Newell
1329:
1302:Holder
1295:Hissem
1260:Willis
1218:Durant
1197:Savage
1190:Richey
1183:Rhodes
1141:Daniel
1113:Koiner
1044:Newell
1037:Mosley
1030:Menges
981:Pettit
946:Swasey
898:Tomich
829:Brough
690:Edsall
676:Edsall
608:
531:Azores
470:convoy
332:-class
330:Edsall
203:
170:Length
146:-class
144:Edsall
1649:class
1640:class
1471:Hurst
1411:Vance
1369:Finch
1348:Pride
1204:Vance
1176:Mills
1120:Price
1092:Finch
1051:Pride
1009:Joyce
960:Hurst
925:Sloat
891:Keith
885:Scott
878:Moore
850:Poole
822:Blair
801:Frost
794:Fiske
367:Miami
239:Range
232:knots
227:Speed
186:Draft
1616:(ex-
1583:(ex-
1573:Camp
1571:(ex-
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1469:(ex-
1362:Lowe
1072:Gary
1065:Lowe
967:Camp
815:Inch
808:Huse
780:Hill
731:Pope
621:here
558:and
444:off
321:USS
298:8 ×
246:nmi.
178:Beam
126:Fate
582:at
549:MV
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