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582:, with USS
551:40mm Bofors
534:Oregon City
519:Description
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357:3 Ă— triple
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91:Preceded by
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2531:Ammunition
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951:References
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693:Des Moines
633:Des Moines
609:sites and
564:Des Moines
543:Des Moines
487:Des Moines
468:Des Moines
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317:Complement
281:Propulsion
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526:Baltimore
498:USS
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430:U.S. Navy
363:6 Ă— twin
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198:long tons
168:Preserved
144:Cancelled
136:Completed
123:1948–1975
115:1945-1949
76:Operators
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698:CA-134
599:Vietnam
557:History
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448:torpedo
262:boilers
196:17,255
152:Retired
128:Planned
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