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1672:St. Andrews
1347:Long Island
1164:Ruler class
768:14 November
473:, with the
407:during the
374:Operations:
196:Honours and
1741:1943 ships
1730:Categories
1700:Vermillion
1679:St. Joseph
1623:Mormacpenn
1616:Mormacmail
1062:Royal Navy
908:St. Joseph
900:St. Joseph
892:St. Joseph
838:References
535:RNAS Speke
521:, via the
487:sea trials
442:St. Joseph
426:Lend-Lease
421:St. Joseph
405:Royal Navy
307:Complement
291:Propulsion
130:Royal Navy
94:in Florida
82:St. Joseph
1686:St. Simon
1327:Trumpeter
1229:Patroller
678:and nine
672:starboard
609:Tokyo Bay
576:from the
539:Liverpool
499:Vancouver
440:The name
397:her class
393:lead ship
335:8 × twin
109:Laid down
1665:Searcher
1602:Keweenaw
1518:Carnegie
1454:Altamaha
1448:(CVE-10)
1430:Altamaha
1356:Sangamon
1320:Trouncer
1187:Atheling
1132:Searcher
1083:Attacker
1072:Attacker
1008:Altamaha
592:and the
574:materiel
570:Atlantic
559:Greenock
547:New York
517:went to
493:went to
418:carrier
391:was the
364:Part of:
315:Armament
177:Stricken
117:Launched
88:Namesake
1707:Willapa
1644:Perdido
1637:Niantic
1609:McClure
1595:Jamaica
1588:Glacier
1567:Delgada
1560:Croatan
1546:Cordova
1539:Copahee
1532:Chatham
1525:Charger
1497:Bolinas
1476:Bastian
1462:Baffins
1440:(CVE-7)
1432:(CVE-6)
1306:Speaker
1292:Slinger
1243:Puncher
1236:Premier
1215:Khedive
1208:Empress
1201:Emperor
1180:Arbiter
1153:Tracker
1146:Striker
1139:Stalker
1125:Ravager
1118:Pursuer
1090:Battler
1036:Croatan
987:Copahee
454:Florida
428:to the
403:of the
283:Draught
99:Builder
58:History
1714:Winjah
1693:Sunset
1630:Nassau
1581:Estero
1574:Edisto
1504:Breton
1469:Barnes
1446:Breton
1438:Barnes
1299:Smiter
1271:Reaper
1111:Hunter
1104:Fencer
1097:Chaser
1059:
1029:Breton
1015:Barnes
1001:Nassau
961:
867:
852:
794:
617:Sydney
507:Canada
466:CVE-50
416:-class
267:Length
247:-class
235:-class
198:awards
1651:Pybus
1490:Bogue
1358:class
1349:class
1313:Thane
1278:Ruler
1264:Ranee
1257:Rajah
1250:Queen
1222:Nabob
1194:Begum
1173:Ameer
1074:class
973:Bogue
946:Bogue
745:Notes
699:5"/51
695:5"/38
691:4"/50
687:'
684:Ruler
665:knots
628:Ruler
566:Ruler
555:Ruler
543:Ruler
515:Ruler
497:, in
491:Ruler
477:D72.
471:Ruler
414:Bogue
388:Ruler
330:5"/51
326:5"/38
322:4"/50
299:Speed
245:Ruler
233:Bogue
155:Ruler
50:Ruler
1553:Core
1511:Card
1285:Shah
994:Core
980:Card
850:ISBN
792:ISBN
770:2023
730:and
656:beam
564:HMS
529:and
489:HMS
386:HMS
332:guns
320:2 ×
275:Beam
252:(UK)
240:(US)
213:Fate
153:HMS
150:Name
125:Fate
80:USS
77:Name
48:HMS
734:or
723:or
697:or
580:to
537:in
460:of
399:of
395:of
328:or
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806:^
778:^
761:.
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693:,
623:.
596:.
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501:,
452:,
432:.
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324:,
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930:t
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