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348:Ashland
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314:(LSD-1)
312:Ashland
301:AA guns
284:DP gun;
91:Builder
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71:Ashland
47:History
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894:Naples
872:, and
857:Donner
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610:Jinsen
482:Ulithi
392:Nouméa
384:Hawaii
245:8,000
189:Length
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778:Spain
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614:Korea
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550:Luzon
498:Leyte
396:Efate
390:. At
340:, in
299:20 mm
297:16 Ă—
289:40 mm
232:Speed
205:Draft
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280:1 Ă—
247:nmi.
197:Beam
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