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458:on 15 August 1943.
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913:Kingfisher
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221:Complement
109:3 May 1922
21:USS Oriole
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268:U.S. Navy
82:Laid down
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878:Bobolink
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892:Widgeon
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710:Lapwing
647:of USS
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259:Lapwing
166:Lapwing
70:Builder
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