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1090:11 Jan:
757:Flamingo
673:Bobolink
631:Woodcock
575:Cardinal
277:sweeping
273:Kirkwall
192:Armament
175:14
103:Stricken
71:Launched
1563:8 Nov:
1536:Suffolk
1529:Duchess
1522:Diamond
1512:2 Sep:
1492:8 Aug:
1482:7 Aug:
1472:3 Aug:
1411:7 Apr:
1391:6 Mar:
1263:25 Oct
1243:7 Oct:
1236:Chao Ho
1233:28 Sep
1208:Hai Chi
1205:11 Aug
1195:9 Aug:
1188:Anthony
1155:Jaime I
1080:1 Jan:
973:Pioneer
883:Warbler
862:Redwing
848:Peacock
841:Ortolan
834:Mallard
806:Chewink
785:Bittern
764:Penguin
743:Seagull
722:Pelican
687:Widgeon
568:Tanager
561:Swallow
540:Lapwing
505:Lapwing
457:of USS
215:Lapwing
212:was an
210:(AM-37)
129:Lapwing
33:History
1404:Ohioan
1327:Ohioan
1246:Muriel
1225:Tarpon
1198:Nereus
1145:España
1135:Torrid
1124:Loukia
1121:4 Mar:
1093:Volgas
926:Viking
906:
890:Willet
855:Pigeon
820:Gannet
736:Osprey
729:Falcon
666:Avocet
659:Thrush
624:Turkey
617:Plover
610:Condor
589:Curlew
582:Oriole
520:
429:
315:. The
313:U-boat
285:German
281:Orkney
217:-class
148:Length
131:-class
1613:Murre
1586:Panay
1576:Birka
1364:Felce
1337:Haida
1317:Saros
1307:Panay
997:class
995:Raven
966:Guide
876:Vireo
827:Grebe
701:Brant
652:Eider
638:Quail
603:Heron
596:Finch
554:Robin
322:U-127
308:Heron
172:Speed
164:Draft
1645:1938
1632:1936
1256:Argo
988:None
771:Swan
750:Tern
715:Rail
694:Teal
680:Lark
442:here
305:and
206:USS
199:guns
195:2 ×
156:Beam
111:Fate
55:USS
52:Name
1434:I-3
799:Auk
547:Owl
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1616:,
1600:,
1532:,
1525:,
1518:,
1437:,
1340:,
1211:,
397:.
248:,
187:78
177:kn
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482:v
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