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honor ( ! ,battle ( ,c[p5s1 :i* took    
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foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,on ,janu>y #ag1     
#agha1 at ! ,battle ( ,c[p5s1 ne>       
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engag$ ,briti% =ces z "p ( ! ,s\!rn     
,campaign ( ! ,am]ican ,revolution4     
7#b7 ,accord+ to ! ,national ,p>k       
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po9t ( ! w> 9 ! ,s\? & 0 "p ( a *a9 (   
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has nam$ two w>%ips aft] ! consequ5tial 
,battle ( ,c[p5s4  7#d7 ,! fir/ ,,uss   
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de/roy$ #cjf enemy aircraft1 sank #ci   
enemy m]*ant vessels1 & 0 ! fir/ light  
aircraft c>ri] to ent] ,tokyo ,bay4     
7#g7 ,on ,m>* #i1 #aiia1 9 ,*>le/on1    
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy     
commission$ ! second ,,uss ,c[p5s       
7,,cg-#fc74  7#h7 ,! crew ( ! ,,uss     
,c[p5s 7,,cg-#fc7 pr\dly c>ri$ on !     
tradition ( call+ ! second vessel 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,navy to be nam$ aft] !   
,battle ( ,c[p5s ! ,mighty ,moo4  7#i7  
,?r\gh\t #cc ye>s ( s]vice1 ! ,,uss     
,c[p5s 7,,cg-#fc7 deploy$ 9 support (   
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humanit>ian & disa/] relief op]ations4  
7#aj7 ,! ,,uss ,c[p5s 7,,cg-#fc7 0      
decommission$ 9 #bjbd4  7#aa7 ,!re is   
curr5tly no ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy %ip t   
c>ries ! "n ,c[p5s or ! tradition ( !   
,mighty ,moo4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x 
is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,navy %\ld "n an appropriate ,unit$     
,/ates ,navy %ip 9 honor ( ! pivotal    
,am]ican ,revolution>y battle kn[n z !  
,battle ( ,c[p5s4