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had a 235 ft (71.6 m) waterline length with 278 ft 11 in (85.0 m) length overall, 38 ft (11.6 m) beam, draft of 15 ft (4.6 m) (Navy 17 ft (5.2 m)) and displacement tonnage of 2,350. Registry information showed
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remained in the vicinity fueling and providing supplies to the boats then under training until returning to Pearl Harbor again on 4 October. She was soon underway, however, steaming by way of
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