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  • 71USS Growler (SS-215) — USS|Growler|SS 215, a Gato class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy named for the growler, a large mouth black bass. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 2 November… …

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  • 72USS The Sullivans (DD-537) — The first USS The Sullivans (DD 537) is a Fletcher class destroyer. The ship is named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert) aged 19 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau , was sunk… …

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  • 73Severe weather terminology (United States) — This article describes the United States National Weather Service (NWS) severe weather terminology. The NWS defines precise meanings for nearly all its weather terms. This article describes NWS terminology and related NWS weather scales. Some… …

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  • 74Axis naval activity in Australian waters — Although Australia was remote from the main battlefronts, there was considerable Axis naval activity in Australian waters during World War II. A total of 54 German and Japanese warships and submarines entered Australian waters between 1940 and… …

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  • 75Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — Part of the Pacific War, World War II …

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  • 76Convoys HX-229/SC-122 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Convoy HX 229/SC 122 partof=World War II date=16 ndash;19 March 1943 place=North Atlantic result=German Victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Admiral Karl Dönitz commander2=B4 Group: GJ Luther; later EC Day …

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  • 77Battle of Flamborough Head — The Battle of Flamborough Head, between a small squadron led by John Paul Jones and two British convoy escorts, is one of the best known, but least understood, naval actions in history. What follows is an attempt to present a balanced view of the …

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  • 78Battle of Cape Passero (1940) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Cape Passero (1940) partof=the Mediterranean Theater of World War II caption=British light cruiser HMS Ajax . date=October 12 1940 place=Mediterranean, southeast of Sicily result=British victory… …

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  • 79Convoys HX 229/SC 122 — Convoy HX 229/SC 122 Part of World War II Date 16–19 March 1943 Location North Atlantic Result German Victory …

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  • 80sapient — adj wise, sage, sagacious, sound; sensible, rational, reasonable, knowing, intelligent; philosophical, oracular, enlightened, deep, profound; judicious, discreet, circumspect, discriminating, prudent, provident; penetrating, discerning,… …

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