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506:Construction and career
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460:Development and design
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643:26 November
549:Perry Mason
469:Prohibition
438:patrol boat
241:patrol boat
216:Museum ship
180:MMSI number
112:(2015-2021)
106:(1971-2015)
103:Sea Scouts
100:(1941-1946)
94:(1946-1971)
91:(1927-1941)
1345:1927 ships
1334:Categories
1250:Lake class
1052:Montgomery
935:2 February
911:2 February
892:2 February
869:3 February
744:References
614:Rum Patrol
496:sub chaser
454:(WMEC-147)
401:Mousetraps
348:Complement
299:Propulsion
18:USS Morris
1072:Diligence
783:0043-0374
668:1 October
620:Citations
515:laid down
425:(WSC-147)
411:gun mount
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184:367323170
97:U.S. Navy
1226:Cuyahoga
1212:Woodbury
1205:Vigilant
1177:Reliance
1065:Crawford
1045:Cartigan
1031:Boutwell
1011:Antietam
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852:Websites
608:See also
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380:Armament
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292:megawatt
189:Callsign
150:Launched
83:Operator
73:Namesake
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1038:Cahoone
997:Agassiz
538:US Navy
478:Jackson
387:caliber
254:(trial)
125:Builder
43:History
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1198:Travis
1163:Nemaha
1156:Morris
1149:McLane
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396:tracks
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