The new boiler had a greater fire surface area (720 vs. 499 square feet) than the original, and a slightly higher operating pressure of 25 psi. General Taylor had a length of 105 feet (32m), a beam of 17feet 6inches (5.33m), a draft of 6feet 6inches (1.98m) and a hold depth of 8feet 6inches (2.59m). How do I find the manifest? USAT General Haan. We are getting to be a large, if somewhat old, club. The others and I have only been in email contact with each other. 28 August 1942 | 30 September 1943, Anchor Log Korea On February5, 2014, Taylor was scheduled to enter the Black Sea along with Mount Whitney in support of the Sochi Olympics. I do however vividly remember our sleeping quarters and the burial at sea of a person lost during the voyage. Following shakedown off San Diego, General C. C. Ballou departed San Pedro 29 July 1945 for France via the Panama Canal. If you wish, can e-mail you a copy of the picture (my father and I are in it).It was sent to us by a family my parents befriended on the journey. They also came to the US on the USNS Ballou from Bremerhaven to New York City in Dec 1950. On 1 March 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General C. C. Ballou (T-AP-157). You are the 11th person, who sailed with us on the USS General Ballou, who has contacted me since I wrote my memoir. Struck from Naval Register December 1 1966. I never had any grandparents to ask as they were deceased (tragically in most cases) before I was born. I was 10 years old, travelled with mother and father and 4 siblings. Donate, U.S. Navy Destroyer/Escort Destroyer 1942 to 1969, Active Service in World War II, Korean War, Cold War and Vietnam War, info@usstaylor468.org | 2023 USS Taylor Reunion Association. Hermann Haffner we were on the same ship and I too remember the burial at seawhere are you living now? I have only personally met two of them. Subsequently, from April 1946 until 1949 USS General William Mitchell (AP-114) sailed from West Coast ports and shuttled troops and supplies to and from Japan, China, Guam, and Hawaii. 28 August 1942 | 19421946 | WWII, Report of Changes Portraits are generally organized alphabetically by surname within each division or department. reserved for the aged and for mothers with small children.". In 1975 the ship was sold to Navieras de Puerto Rico, also known as the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority and renamed SS Humacao. In 1845, General Taylor was converted into a tugboat, operating out of the Pensacola Navy Yard. Many got sea-sick. ", My parents heard the streets in General Taylor was selected for the mission because her light draft was expected to enable her to negotiate the shallow approaches to the Island, while her speed would allow her to effectively pursue any ships attempting to embark the adventurers. The Ship Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_Taylor&oldid=1085474061, Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2022, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 30 April 2022, at 19:13. I too am thrilled that we connected after 65 years. "Although about half the bunks She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. "DP's on Way in 6 Months," New York Times, July 10, 1948 [3], On February 12, 2014, Taylor ran aground while mooring in Samsun, Turkey, during operations supporting the 2014 Winter Olympics. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild THE COMPASS PASSENGER LISTS If you find a ship you would like to research you will find the URL link under the site name and also at the bottom of the page. US troops returning home aboard the USS General Harry Taylor in August 1945 The points system in Band of Brothers is one of the historically accurate aspects of the show. I found the manifest on Ancestry.com Since I knew names and dates it was easy. Representative Frank There was Attorney On 1 March 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General C. C. Ballou (T-AP-157). According [1], In September 1849, General Taylor was despatched to Round Island, Mississippi, to help monitor a party of 500 or more "adventurers" gathered there, whose leaders were rumored to be planning an attack on Cuba. private companies. This film was originally dated by Julien Bryan as 1947. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. She arrived Marseilles after the Japanese surrender, and sailed with returning veterans 23 August bound for Hampton Roads. General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. Best wishes, Hi Joe, Thank you for contacting me. He immigrated to Australia on the General Greely arriving in Newcastle 12 October 1949. Built by Earles Shipbuilding Co, Hull for the Wilson Line, she was launched on 26th Apr.1881. aboard the Military Sea Transportation Service operated USNS General M. B. Do you recall some of the other descriptions of our trip across the angry North Atlantic that I describe in my book? General C. C. Ballou completed her voyage by transiting the Panama Canal, arriving New York via San Juan, Puerto Rico 1 May. It was not a modern cruise ship. [1], The ship was rebuilt as an 11,369 gross ton container ship by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation Ship Repair Yard in Hoboken, New Jersey after being gutted by the Alabama Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and renamed SS Brooklyn, USCG ON 513557, IMO 6903149. Harry Taylor, born on 26 June 1862 in Tilton, N.H., graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1884, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineerson 15 June. 3 December 1951 to 2 October 1954, Anchor Log long and rough. The new machinery appears to have been less efficient than the original, consuming twice the fuel for only a one-half knot increase in maximum speed. Good luck! ; USS Washington was a row galley that operated in Narragansett Bay during the winter and spring of 1776.; USS Washington was one of 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress. [4] Walker was later infamously sentenced by a Florida civil court to having the letters "S.S."an acronym for "Slave Stealer"[6]branded on his hand. [2] This voyage was one of almost 150 voyages by some 40 ships taking refugees of World War II to Australia. In 1993, Taylor changed homeport to Mayport, Florida, with the closing of Charleston Naval Station. I was on the same ship in 1952. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. USS GENERAL W. A. MANN AP-112. Now living in Northern California learning Spanish. Major General Muir retired in 1924 and died 8 December 1933 at Baltimore, MD. This picture was taken in Bremerhaven, Germany, sometime in 1952. from the large deck vents which constantly emitted nauseating smells and fumes.". that although the streets in America were not paved with gold, America was Before the month ended, the Korean War broke out. USS Taylor Anchor Log 1942-1955 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955. Im still trying to find information about my background, but since Ive lost both my parents and being an only child is difficult at best. These passenger lists contain individuals and families that migrated to Australia during and after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. In fact, a group of banks and financiers right here in Key West bought the USS General Taylor and it was docked for a time at the East Quay Pier of the Key West Harbor. She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. She was placed out of service in September 1954 and placed in reserve at Orange, Texas. She was later sold for commercial operation under several names before being scrapped some time after 1981.[1]. [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before. Good luck. We went to a farm near East St. Louis (Prairie DuRoche) Illinois, but only stayed there til Memorial Day 1952. out Communists and other subversives." since I too came to the United States as a Displaced Person in 1949. "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December My parents and I- I was 8 at the time came to the US just a little later, arriving in NY on June 10, 1952, also on the Gen. Ballou. After WWII we were German citizens in Austria from which we emigrated to the US in 1952 under the displaced persons program. Cruise books are created for private distribution. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passage Records, 1890-1949 over 130,000 entries documenting Jewish immigrants to Philadelphia and other ports (at Ancestry/free with registration) Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1808 's and 17,000 orphans would be permitted Fellows, author of the Bill authorizing their entry into the country, I have been contacted by mostly fellow passengers on my voyage. Eastern Light left Kobe, Japan on 24 December 1981 to steam to Kaohsiung, Taiwan where she was scrapped.[1][5][6]. In that year, too, two round trip voyages from New Orleans and . [11] By the way, did you purchase my book? Can you please advise how I can get a copy of the manifest that you have? I believe my family was also on this ship from Germany in 1952. Typical C-4 Troopship used to transport Displaced Persons, "We watched them come aboard She served for a time as army transport USAT General Harry Taylor, and was reacquired by the navy in 1950 as USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145). ", Crowded accommodations in the women's hold. - 2002. Our names are listed on lines 7, 8, 9, and 10. If you could point us to useful . Other features may include candid photographs of crew members at work and recreation, details and history of the ship, and short biographies on captains, commanders, and other prominent officers. The paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter and 4 feet 10 inches wide, with fourteen 1-foot 10-inch width paddles. 3 Yard, Richmond CA", Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_C._C._Ballou_(AP-157)&oldid=1093104450, Transport ships of the United States Army, Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States, Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 June 2022, at 15:37. Gerhard Maroscher. (which is also free) There is also an option to purchase a frameable certificate with your relatives manifest info printed on it that I think is pretty neat. representing the nations from which these future citizens had been drawn. The ship deployed to Northern Europe as part of the Standing Naval Forces Atlantic in 1987, and the Persian Gulf in 1988 and 1990. Departure Date: 14 Sep 1949 Arrival Port: Newcastle - Australia Arrival Date: 12 Oct 1949. . 28 August 1942 to 7 November 1945, Deck Logs She was reinstated on the Navy List on 28 April 1950. USS Merrimack: T-AO-37: USS Kankakee: T-AO-39: USS Mattaponi: T-AO-41: USS Monongahela . My grandparents came over on the General W. M. Black in 1949. Hello Gerda, So nice and unexpected to hear from a fellow traveler so much time and so many stories.Yes, I have the book and it inspired me to write down many remembrances from the war years. Family groups gathered to luxuriate in the joy of just being The new stories were added to the book and the book was re-written with the input of professional editors. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they could become farmers or factory workers. It is possible that this film shows the transport that arrived in New York on October 30, 1948. Information usually available includes name of enlistee, occupation specialty, service number, date serviceman reported on board, date of enlistment, name of ship, station or activity, and date of muster roll. USS General C. C. Ballou (AP-157) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. Another long story that could be a book by itself. After being burned and rebuilt in 1846, the steamer later played a role in the foiling of a planned 1849 filibuster invasion of Cuba. Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. My mom who at 96 is still pretty with it, tells me the trip took 9 days. to retrieve any portion of the site. to the refugees. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy, 1 25.3 in bore, 6 ft stroke single-cylinder. After her Seminole War service, she played a cameo role in the notorious trial and sentencing of abolitionist Jonathan Walker. For Displaced Persons were mostly Eastern I still have the postcard photo of the ship. [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. After her Seminole War service, she played a cameo role in the notorious trial and sentencing of abolitionist Jonathan Walker. were quite different from those pictured above. I'm not sure which port they arrived at, but I know they didn't go through Ellis Island. If you are unable to find the person you are searching for in this collection, try the Browse option and search by ship name and year. We departed Bremerhaven for the United States, together with over 1000 other refugees. ), and that he has USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. So glad that I found you and thanks for the great work! The General R. L. Howze, with your [1] Oldenbarnevelt 3 NovemberSS Surriento 10 NovemberSS Neptunia 13 NovemberSS Groote Beer 20 NovemberSS Sydney 30 NovemberSS Australia 4 DecemberSS Waterman 10 DecemberSS Castel Felice 24 December, 1956SS Sibajak 10 JanuarySS Toscanelli 19 JanuarySS Roma 21 JanuarySS Surriento 29 JanuarySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 13 FebruarySS Australia 19 FebruarySS Castel Felice 24 FebruarySS Zuiderkruis 3 MarchSS Sydney 16 MarchSS Fairsea 18 MarchSS Oceania 18 MarchSS Sibajak 10 AprilSS Surriento 10 AprilSS Neptunia 16 AprilSS Australia 7 MaySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 8 MaySS Toscanelli 18 MaySS Sydney 25 MaySS Surriento 26 JuneSS Neptunia 1 JulySS Australia 30 JulySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 11 AugustSS Sydney 18 AugustSS Oceania 25 AugustSS Surriento 22 SeptemberSS Australia 14 OctoberSS Sydney 25 OctoberSS Neptunia 8 December, 1957SS Australia 9 JanuarySS Sydney 20 JanuarySS Neptunia 3 MarchSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 17 MarchSS Oceania 27 AprilSS Zuiderkruis 1 JuneSS Waterman 7 SeptemberSS Begona 23 SeptemberSS Australia 25 NovemberSS Oceania 15 December, 1958SS Australia 10 FebruarySS Sydney 30 MarchSS Iberia 5 AprilSS Toscana 10 AprilSS Neptunia 21 JulySS Australia 18 AugustSS Sydney 8 SeptemberSS Neptunia 6 OctoberSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 27 OctoberSS Australia 3 NovemberSS Zuiderkruis 13 NovemberSS Oceania 24 November, 1959SS Australia 6 AprilSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 30 AprilSS Neptunia 25 MaySS Australia 27 JuneSS Roma 10 JulySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 24 JulySS Oceania 11 AugustSS Sydney 24 AugustSS Neptunia 17 SeptemberSS Roma 19 SeptemberSS Australia 28 SeptemberSS Oceania 26 OctoberSS Sydney 1 NovemberSS Neptunia 23 NovemberSS Roma 26 NovemberSS Australia 11 December, 1960SS Sydney 8 JanuarySS Oceania 11 JanuarySS Roma 2 FebruarySS Neptunia 8 FebruarySS Australia 29 FebruarySS Sydney 16 MarchSS Oceania 28 MarchSS Neptunia 27 AprilSS Australia 20 MaySS Sydney 24 MaySS Oceania 13 JuneSS Roma 20 JuneSS Neptunia 11 JulySS Castel Felice 12 JulySS Monte Udala 23 JulySS Sydney 1 AugustSS Australia 3 AugustSS Aurelia 6 AugustSS Oceania 30 AugustSS Roma 10 SeptemberSS Zuiderkruis 12 SeptemberSS Neptunia 26 SeptemberSS Sydney 9 OctoberSS Australia 17 OctoberSS Toscana 17 OctoberSS Waterman 16 NovemberSS Roma 18 NovemberSS Neptunia 12 DecemberSS Sydney 21 December, 1961SS Australia 2 JanuarySS Conte Grande 6 JanuarySS Zuiderkruis 23 JanuarySS Roma 30 JanuarySS Sydney 27 FebruarySS Neptunia 16 MarchSS Australia 20 MarchSS Oceania 17 AprilSS Sydney 14 JuneSS Oceania 3 JulySS Neptunia 31 JulySS Australia 21 AugustSS Roma 24 AugustSS Oceania 18 SeptemberSS Sydney 21 SeptemberSS Neptunia 16 OctoberSS Australia 6 NovemberSS Groote Beer 17 NovemberSS Oceania 4 DecemberSS Sydney 8 December, 1962SS Neptunia 1 JanuarySS Australia 22 JanuarySS Sydney 15 FebruarySS Oceania 20 FebruarySS Zuiderkruis 24 FebruarySS Neptunia 19 MarchSS Roma 19 MarchSS Australia 9 AprilSS Sydney 25 AprilSS Neptunia 5 JuneSS Australia 25 JuneSS Sydney 3 JulySS Oceania 25 JulySS Aurelia 10 AugustSS Neptunia 20 AugustSS Australia 11 SeptemberSS Oceania 8 OctoberSS Roma 16 OctoberSS Flavia 31 OctoberSS Groote Beer 7 NovemberSS Aurelia 11 NovemberSS Australia 26 NovemberSS Oceania 24 DecemberSS Roma 26 December, 1963SS Neptunia 21 JanuarySS Sydney 31 JanuarySS Australia 10 FebruarySS Waterman 13 FebruarySS Roma 6 MarchSS Oceania 10 MarchSS Neptunia 6 AprilSS Sydney 9 AprilSS Galileo Galilei 3 MaySS Roma 13 MaySS Sydney 18 JuneSS Neptunia 20 JuneSS Galileo Galilei 12 JulySS Roma 22 JulySS Aurelia 11 AugustSS Galileo Galilei 20 SeptemberSS Sydney 3 NovemberSS Marconi 5 December, 1964SS Sydney 11 JanuarySS Galileo Galilei 30 JanuarySS Marconi 27 FebruarySS Galileo Galilei 2 AprilSS Marconi 7 MaySS Galileo Galilei 11 JuneSS Marconi 9 JulySS Galileo Galilei 13 AugustSS Marconi 10 SeptemberSS Galileo Galilei 15 OctoberSS Aurelia 23 OctoberSS Galileo Galilei 15 December, 1965SS Marconi 21 JanuarySS Galileo Galilei 19 FebruarySS Marconi 18 March. The GALILEO was a 2,990 gross ton ship, length 350.7ft x beam 41.2ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. Especially with the children one senses adventure, surprise, awe and uncertainty. Although I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all . He grabbed overhead safety rope just in time. The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. Research for the original information found in the ISTG COMPASS was conducted by Harriet Rosch and the late Donna Jackson. My sister-in-laws family (Konyens from Zendresch, Romania) also were on this same ship on the same date (sailed from Bremerhaven on 3-31-1952, arrived in NYC on 4-12-1952.) Construction edit Taylor ' s keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, on May 5, 1983. "D.P. In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. In the picture, the expressions on the faces are fascinating. [7], In 1845, General Taylor was converted into a tugboat, operating out of the Pensacola Navy Yard. My husband served as Third Engineer In August 2008, Taylor entered the Black Sea conducting a pre-planned routine visit to the region to interact and exercise with NATO partners Romania and Bulgaria. Walker later testified that for most of the voyage aboard General Taylor, in spite of being seriously ill, he was kept chained hand and foot in "filthy"[4] and oppressively hot conditions in or near the engine room of the steamer's hold,[5] apart from brief periods of a few hours a day when he was allowed on deck. You can email me at info@themaroscherstory.com Email is more private than these notes which the whole world can see. R. L. Howze. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. General Taylor was sold by the Navy in 1852. We are now friends and meet occasionally for coffee or lunch. Sold April 10 1987 for scrap. I am keeping a list of all of our fellow passengers who want to contact each other via email, snail mail, or phone. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. USNS Gen. Harry Taylor: T-AP 145: USNS Gen W. F. Hase: T-AP 146 . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); erman citizens, instead we were Roumanian displaced persons. [1][2] Her fate thereafter is unknown. General Harry Taylor to US Navy USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145) General Hugh J. Gaffey to US Navy USNS General Hugh J. Gaffey (T-AP-121) General J. H. McRae to US Navy USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149) General John McE. Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. One of them came on the same trip as me and my family, departing March 31, 1952. On January8, 2014, Taylor left Naval Station Mayport for her last seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6thFleets. Required fields are marked *. This resulted in Operation Magic Carpet. Everyone seemed to be sick because of the pounding waves. I believe 12 fellow passengers contacted me. tables, except for mothers with small children who were given seats in the I too saw the burial and the wailing of relatives in New York when they found out. Fresh air seemed helpful being sick and I stayed on deck as much as I could. Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), October 1949 and redesignated USS General A. E. Anderson (T-AP-111) During the Korean War USS General A.E. after World War II. Gerda Konyen (Wickett). Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. Ive been contacted by twelve passengers who were on the ship at the same time as me and my family. [2] The single-cylinder, 98 hp, 23 rpm engine was of the square crosshead type, with a 25.3 inch bore and 6-foot stroke. On 16 March 1950 USNS General C. H. Muir arrived in Sydney with 1,278 displaced persons from Europe. Being an only child was always difficult for me because I craved more information. the land of golden opportunities. than a few lines without permission. people forced to work in German factories and farms, some were survivors of Ships transferred to Military Sea Transport Service from . 3,485 GI's, but usually carried fewer than 700 refugees. [2] The new 187hp engine was of the crosshead type, with a 36-inch bore, 6-foot stroke and steam cut-off of 3 feet. They realized My mothers and my cots were very close to the bow. Sources: Information usually available includes name of enlistee, occupation specialty . Statue of Liberty the fireboats sent up their streams of water and the whistles There were many things in there past that they never wanted to discuss. I once saw an about 14 year old boy nearly fall into the angry ocean. during a fierce North Atlantic storm that extended our planned 10-day voyage 1948 Later delivered to the Maritime Commission National Defense Reserve Fleet at Beaumont, Texas, she was struck from the Navy List 1 July 1960, and remained in reserve until sold for commercial use under the MARAD Ship Exchange Program in 1968[4] to Sea-Land Service, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. General H. W. Butner arrived San Diego 24 April, and on 10 May made another Pacific cruise which lasted until her return to the West Coast 12 June. Deck Logs I still remember being anchored in New York overnight and marveling at all the lights. Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. My friends homeland was Hungary. The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. together. I dont think it helped. In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. General C. C. Ballou, (AP-157) was launched 7 March 1945 under Maritime Commission contract (MC #714) by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, California; sponsored by Mrs. Harry J. Bernat; acquired by the Navy 20 May 1945; and commissioned 30 June 1945. [1] I wanted to ask if there was a way to get a manifest our family was Konyen, my phone number is xxxxxxxxxx. Gerhard Maroscher Personal Correspondence Ive tried Ancestry.com without much success. Some in our extended family stayed in Austria, others moved to Germany and others emigrated to Canada and Australia over the years following the war. It is amazing finding our ship after all these years I only remembered that the name started with B. Alfons, or as we knew him Alc, is listed as passenger 264. This database contains U.S. Navy muster rolls and associated reports of changes for U.S. Navy enlisted personnel who served on U.S. Navy ships or in other naval activities between 31 January 1938 and 31 December 1949. Take care, Hermann H. Hermann H. Im Gerda Konyen. After reading some of the other comments I just wanted to add some also. the first time in my life I had oranges, bananas, nickel Cokes in bottles As long as land was in sight, the D.P. Because I can speak German, lived in Germany, and taught German in my second career, most people who know me think I was German.
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