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354:in 1909.
329:torpedoes
251:batteries
176:Submarine
143:Completed
138:1912–1922
130:1911–1912
89:Operators
1487:Caldwell
1445:Paulding
1343:Columbia
1274:Brooklyn
1267:New York
1220:Virginia
1206:Illinois
1155:Colorado
1120:New York
1099:Delaware
974:Pickerel
641:Pickerel
484:clutched
478:The two
370:, while
312:Armament
255:2 shafts
72:(design)
64:Builders
1622:Recruit
1521:Plunger
1501:Clemson
1480:Sampson
1466:O'Brien
1431:Truxtun
1384:Chester
1329:Olympia
1308:Chicago
1185:Indiana
1113:Wyoming
1106:Florida
1014:G class
1008:E class
836:Sources
532:History
526:O-class
516:L-class
496:battery
453:ballast
432:torpedo
413:E-class
404:D-class
400:C-class
384:Seattle
246:2 × 60-
228:NELSECO
159:Retired
121:G class
111:E class
59:F class
1615:Boston
1494:Wickes
1473:Tucker
1459:Aylwin
1452:Cassin
1357:Denver
1127:Nevada
877:
860:
849:
554:Hawaii
507:bridge
394:Design
197:Length
98:
41:, and
1438:Smith
1213:Maine
987:Skate
819:"F-4"
798:"F-3"
777:"F-2"
674:Notes
658:Skate
482:were
324:(bow)
281:Range
269:knots
267:13.5
262:Speed
213:Draft
127:Built
1580:AA-1
1192:Iowa
948:Carp
858:ISBN
847:ISBN
826:2014
805:2014
784:2014
763:2014
604:Carp
580:and
564:and
503:sail
434:room
409:beam
402:and
374:and
358:and
338:The
317:4 ×
248:cell
236:2 ×
226:2 ×
205:Beam
172:Type
151:Lost
56:Name
1573:M-1
993:F-4
980:F-3
967:F-2
954:F-1
662:F-4
653:F-4
645:F-3
636:F-3
628:F-2
619:F-2
612:F-3
608:F-1
599:F-1
582:F-3
578:F-2
574:F-1
566:F-3
562:F-1
558:F-4
521:M-1
382:in
376:F-4
372:F-3
366:in
360:F-2
356:F-1
350:by
43:F-1
39:F-3
35:F-2
31:F-4
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544:,
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307:22
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1591:O
1586:N
1567:L
1562:K
1557:H
1552:G
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1542:E
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