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949:1st Cavalry
937:Deckhouse I
830:Vietnam War
763:helicopters
548:, becoming
540:joined the
458:"long-hull"
404:Vietnam War
262:4 × geared
247:8 × boilers
107:8 July 1945
2064:1945 ships
2043:Categories
1932:Shangri-La
1837:Bennington
1625:References
1487:Radars of
1078:John Young
673:Yalu River
581:Korean War
448:, in 1948.
402:, and the
396:Korean War
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268:4 × shafts
257:Propulsion
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2003:USS
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1667:Ferminews
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1617:Princeton
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1569:Apollo 10
1565:Princeton
1550:Princeton
1533:, in 1960
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1405:(thrice)
1089:Princeton
1066:Apollo 11
1062:Apollo 10
1050:Apollo 10
1046:Princeton
1008:Princeton
991:, in the
985:Con Thien
976:Princeton
933:Princeton
891:Princeton
872:Viet Cong
864:Princeton
856:Princeton
820:Princeton
808:Sóc Trăng
781:Princeton
767:Princeton
728:Princeton
720:Princeton
707:1954–1962
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648:Princeton
628:Pyongyang
621:Princeton
611:Princeton
591:Princeton
542:7th Fleet
538:Princeton
526:San Diego
515:8th Fleet
507:Princeton
485:Princeton
475:Princeton
473:USS
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442:Princeton
423:Princeton
416:Apollo 10
392:Princeton
361:Princeton
207:long tons
96:Laid down
70:Princeton
39:Princeton
1960:Iwo Jima
1918:Antietam
1911:Reprisal
1904:Oriskany
1869:Randolph
1809:Franklin
1795:Intrepid
1788:Yorktown
1718:Archived
1653:Columbus
1595:onboard
1385:(twice)
1350:(twice)
1104:Fermilab
993:Khe Sanh
981:Gio Linh
945:Song Cai
941:Song Cau
909:Jackstay
838:General
791:waters.
789:Okinawan
718:onboard
656:Flat Top
570:Hawaiian
550:flagship
546:Marianas
532:back to
379:for the
295:Armament
174:Scrapped
162:Stricken
104:Launched
76:Namesake
1989:SCB-125
1876:Hancock
1715:(CV-37)
1655:(CG-12)
1571:in 1969
1552:in 1966
1546:UH-34Ds
1529:enters
1491:in 1952
1460:in 1951
1443:Gallery
1052:in 1969
921:Phu Loc
900:Okinawa
876:Chu Lai
848:Captain
846:, with
810:in the
746:–
722:in 1959
671:on the
636:Sinanju
632:Sunchon
607:Hungnam
566:Qingdao
544:in the
509:— with
493:Captain
205:27,100
86:Builder
47:History
2013:Midway
1984:SCB-27
1946:Tarawa
1802:Hornet
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1615:from
1591:, and
1508:VF-154
1118:Awards
1080:, and
1029:, and
750:area.
732:CVS-37
696:CVA-37
687:, and
677:Sindok
640:Kachon
534:Manila
370:-class
218:Length
193:-class
176:, 1971
2015:class
1890:Leyte
1883:Boxer
1781:Essex
1764:Essex
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689:Najin
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322:Armor
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300:12 ×
280:knots
275:Speed
234:Draft
191:Essex
2005:Wasp
1830:Wasp
1697:here
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1060:for
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798:and
685:Aoji
503:Cuba
444:off
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328:Belt
226:Beam
170:Fate
66:Name
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