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146:General characteristics
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21:USS Croatan
1658:1942 ships
1642:Categories
1612:Vermillion
1591:St. Joseph
1535:Mormacpenn
1528:Mormacmail
974:Royal Navy
733:References
661:, France.
554:Warrington
327:Casablanca
316:submarines
211:Complement
170:9,800 tons
1598:St. Simon
1239:Trumpeter
1141:Patroller
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899:Copahee
818:Croatan
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684:Croatan
673:Croatan
665:Croatan
651:Croatan
632:Croatan
609:30°26′W
606:47°53′N
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549:Croatan
543:in 1964
541:Croatan
512:19°30′W
509:34°00′N
467:40°08′W
464:42°47′N
430:Croatan
407:38°05′W
404:17°54′N
370:62°22′W
367:40°18′N
339:Croatan
323:Croatan
312:convoys
288:Croatan
273:Seattle
251:Croatan
88:Builder
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47:History
39:Croatan
1626:Winjah
1605:Sunset
1542:Nassau
1493:Estero
1486:Edisto
1416:Breton
1381:Barnes
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1350:Barnes
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1183:Reaper
1023:Hunter
1016:Fencer
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873:
784:
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1402:Bogue
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433:'
394:U-488
345:U-856
259:then
232:5"/51
228:5"/38
224:4"/50
204:knots
199:Speed
191:Draft
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1465:Core
1423:Card
1197:Shah
906:Core
892:Card
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768:2022
723:NASA
711:Bodø
593:and
581:and
569:and
494:Inch
492:and
448:Inch
443:Huse
357:Huse
354:and
249:USS
234:guns
222:2 ×
183:Beam
138:Fate
69:USS
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360:at
271:of
230:or
202:17
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441:,
242:24
226:,
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