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379:Naval career
369:John Rodgers
357:John Rodgers
342:John Rodgers
339:Rear Admiral
336:
316:vice admiral
311:
310:
262:John Rodgers
256:John Rodgers
250:John Rodgers
208:Battles/wars
177:
163:
157: (PG-8)
154:
148: (TB-3)
145:
132:Vice Admiral
75:(1944-05-07)
1438:1944 deaths
1433:1860 births
778:Netherlands
723:repair ship
719:World War I
361:War of 1812
328:World War I
226:World War I
1427:Categories
1289:References
1254:7 February
934:Navy Cross
917:Georgetown
817:s classic
747:Navy Cross
733:store ship
651:Wilmington
643:Wilmington
601:battleship
470:lieutenant
420:Quinnebaug
411:midshipman
283:and author
238:Navy Cross
155:Wilmington
100:Allegiance
73:7 May 1944
56:1860-02-04
780:in 1923.
774:The Hague
736:USS
726:USS
686:USS
679:USS
671:President
646:in 1906.
641:USS
629:Wisconsin
627:USS
613:staff at
604:USS
588:Lancaster
586:USS
542:with the
513:USS
499:Baltimore
480:USS
451:USS
418:USS
402:Pensacola
400:USS
373:commander
354:Commodore
244:Relations
176:USS
162:USS
153:USS
144:USS
123:1878–1924
1173:Archived
909:Maryland
905:Bethesda
873:medieval
790:military
743:flagship
717:entered
688:Delaware
659:Carlisle
606:Kentucky
576:squadron
568:Key West
536:Cárdenas
528:blockade
503:Maryland
491:Alliance
482:Alliance
415:corvette
277:Military
258:(father)
178:Delaware
138:Commands
108:Service/
915:in the
881:tactics
877:battles
854:ancient
836:Rodgers
809:Captain
776:in the
741:as his
681:Georgia
638:gunboat
632:in the
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572:Florida
547:gunboat
477:gunboat
462:Atlanta
453:Atlanta
440:torpedo
423:on the
397:steamer
367:s son,
318:of the
304:captain
164:Georgia
1341:
1326:
923:Awards
869:Viking
738:Supply
728:Vestal
551:Ligera
429:ensign
234:Awards
110:branch
87:Buried
82:, U.S.
65:, U.S.
1072:Foote
1054:Foote
1027:Foote
940:Notes
895:Death
861:Roman
857:Greek
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474:screw
365:'
264:(son)
146:Foote
1339:ISBN
1324:ISBN
1256:2024
879:and
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792:and
532:Cuba
326:and
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128:Rank
70:Died
50:Born
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