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202:10 May 1946
143:Yard number
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1528:Categories
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1407:15 October
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1018:15 October
976:18 October
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835:Commandant
667:, notably
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612:trainees,
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368:40 (yacht)
363:Complement
339:Propulsion
167:Christened
1487:Cambriona
897:Footnotes
869:Post Navy
855:Navy List
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488:Cambriona
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883:New York
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756:Cape May
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669:Trinidad
634:Argentia
597:, as an
563:Michigan
448:New York
402:throwers
378:Armament
350:14 knots
306:registry
207:Stricken
183:Acquired
159:Launched
146:405/1040
109:Namesake
101:New York
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1506:Nakhoda
1496:Nakhoda
1479:Nakhoda
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1144:Nakhoda
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875:Nakhoda
785:YF-415'
733:72°22′W
730:36°25′N
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610:officer
602:gunnery
559:Detroit
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535:Nakhoda
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475:Nakhoda
461:Nakhoda
434:Nakhoda
420:Nakhoda
415:(PY-16)
276:Tonnage
254:Nakhoda
128:Builder
115:Nakhuda
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86:Nakhoda
61:History
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692:Boston
688:Zircon
645:Zircon
632:, and
614:Zircon
581:, and
571:Zircon
567:Zircon
531:Nakoda
511:Yacht
413:Zircon
296:Length
120:Zircon
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331:Depth
323:Draft
270:yacht
251:yacht
246:Notes
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1066:link
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467:and
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383:2 ×
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