See also: Category:Ships built by Swan Hunter Naval vessels Centaur -class aircraft carriers HMS Albion Invincible -class aircraft carriers HMS Ark Royal HMS Illustrious Colossus -class aircraft carriers HMS Vengeance King George V -class battleship HMS Anson (1942) This was a meaningless name which was quickly changed to Swan Hunter Group by November of the same year. 13. 1950 the Shell supertanker, Velutina was launched in 1950 by Princess Margaret at the Wallsend Yard, which also launched the much larger supertankers Solen, Narica and Nacella in the 1960s also for Shell. Anglo-Saxon/Shell (Mytilus 5716/16 and Oliva 5694/16) plus others 1918 The Shipping Controller took control of 18 WAR standard cargo ships consisting of 10 A and B tramps of 8300 dwt one of which was completed as an AO tanker, five Z tankers of 8800 dwt, one N type which was the first of 34 to be completed by British yards as War Climax on 28th September 1918 and one C1 coaster. On 1 May 2006, British pop-duo Pet Shop Boys performed their soundtrack to the 1925 Soviet silent-film Battleship Potemkin alongside the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the shipyard. At that time Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd. owned and operated three shipyards on the north bank of the Tyne (i.e. The centre island was extended to include a no. 126 1990 Chatham D / H / P Neptune The following are the principal particulars of this floating factory:The overall length is 129ft. The Bank Line's cargo ship "Clydebank" ran aground off the Farne Islands when on trials. 57 1976 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 91 1976 Hindustan D / H / P South Shields 8 1970 Blue Rover D / H / P Hebburn RMS Mauritania was an ocean liner, built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter and designed by Leonard Peskett. She was fitted with one of the last Swan Hunter-built Doxford oil engines as the Neptune engine works ceased production shortly afterwards. 1912 A new four berth yard was opened under the Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson name at Southwick on the Wear (see below) to take up excess orders for tramps, colliers and Great Lakes steamers. 24. WW2 Just before the outbreak of war, extensive orders were in hand, and some 55 ships were completed for private owners up to early 1946 under Government licence. [16] The liner was launched as Sobieski of 11030 grt as a twin-screw motorship and was completed during 1939 with room for 44 first-class, 250 third-class and 850 emigrants. 306 second class,1800 third class passengers who had cabins and public rooms comparable with first class on other liners. Usually, in the company of the whale factory ships Sir James Clark Ross and C.A. The Times (Times Newspapers). 1909 a new design of train and passenger ferry completed for the Swedish Government. 61 1978 Newcastle D / H / P Neptune 1949 John W. Elliott elected Chairman of the Company. Now with no p. Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Clan Ross 5897 grt), British Tanker Co. Ltd (British Admiral 6842/17 and British Empress 6847/17). Of the 73, two . 100 Not allocated 31 1974 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill Three passenger cargo liners were also completed at this time for British India with accommodation for 130 cabin-class passengers and 2000 Indian deck passengers. Two more high spec cargo-liners were completed for the Chargeurs Reunis fleet: Brazza and Foucauld both 9095/48 and twin-screw motor-ships with room for 103 first-class, 78 second-class and 400 third-class passengers. 1946. 56 1974 Alnwick Castle D / H / P Walker manufacturing in Britain. 72 1976 Makhachkala D / H / P Neptune 50 1973 Meadowbank D / H / P Wallsend Hague, Arnold (1993). 137 1995 Richmond D / H / P Wallsend The ship featured an all-welded aluminium superstructure for lightness and was one of the first liners to make use of this metal. Both ships were fitted with powerful oil engines by Wallsend Slipway Co. 1904 Hopemount Shipping Co was set up on 21st June with a subscribed capital of 12,000 with the objective of trading speculation ships built by the yard. The company also had a subsidiary salvage company called the Sunderland Salvage Company of Lindsay Swan, Hunter who undertook a number of major operations in the West Indies. Tanker "Helicina". Swan Hunter, formerly known as Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, is a shipbuilding design, engineering, and management company, [1] based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England . The company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century, most famously RMS Mauretania which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and RMS Carpathia which rescued survivors from RMS Titanic. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 1939. "Vistafjord". If you clocked in late at 7.31am the time was printed in red ink. 60 1974 Black Rover D / H / P Neptune It was launched in 1969, Children playing in the shadow of the giant oil tanker Esso Northumbria being built by Swan Hunter at the end of Leslie Street, Wallsend, in April 1969, The giant cranes at Wallsend at work at Swan Hunter yard in December 1978. Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead. 124 1988 Coventry D / H / P Wallsend 22 1971 Merkara D / H / P Neptune She was under repair for the next year and a half, after which she rejoined the Mediterranean Fleet.During the first few months of the Second World War . Acajutla (ship, 1911) (1 F) Afrique (ship, 1907) (13 F) Aggersund (ship, 1892) (1 F) HMS Albion (R07) (13 F) Alert (ship, 1918) (1 F) Amerika (ship, 1911) (1 F) HMS Anson (79) (40 F) Antarctic (ship, 1913) (1 C, 6 F) Arawa (ship, 1907) (1 F) HMS Ark Royal (R07) (210 F) Armagh (ship, 1917) (1 F) B Bali (ship, 1928) (38 F) 109 1985 Ark Royal D / H / P Wallsend KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs There were also descendants of the Swan and Wigham Richardson families on the board at this time (S. C. Swan and George Wigham Richardson) as well as Peter Denham Christie, whose grandfather had been the first manager of the Neptune yard and whose father John Denham Christie had died in October 1950. 44 1972 Zaida D / H / P South Shields "Varicella". History Ship built 1952 for Norway - England route. Palm, Line and Ellerman Lines were the major customers of the yards during this period, they commissioned 22 cargo-liners in total including Ilorin Palm (5442/60) which launched 17 weeks ahead of schedule in 1960. [4]. [3], In 1903, C.S. 99 1976 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill Other orders were completed for the Belgian Government, Polish Ocean Lines and the Turkish Government among others. It was like the Grand National when the dinner time buzzer went off as everyone raced to the canteen. 1929 The twin-funnelled Frenchliner Campana was completed in 1929 for Soc. The ship is notable for seeing service in the navies of three other nations after her use by the Royal Navy. 7 1970 Grey Rover D / H / P Hebburn She could also carry 8600 tons of cargo and was sold for cruising in 1976. 4 1970 Esso Hibernia D / H / P Wallsend 82 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled Inkosi (6618/38) had room for 60 passengers on the West Indies run and the Port Line cargo-liners Port Halifax (5820/37) and fully refrigerated Port Jackson (9687/37). Lewis took on the subject of debt during his Money Show instalment on Tuesday - explaining how to clear off multiple debts in a simple but effective manner, by following the 'snowballing' technique. A pair of motor driven cargo-liners were placed by Silver Line: Silverpine and Silverlarch (both 5122/24) and Shaw, Savill & Albion Ltd; Coptic 10629/28 and Zealandic 11300/28. 38 1972 Chemical Venturer D / H / P Hebburn 66 1976 Kyra Lynn D / H / P Hebburn Dock & Walker 11 1970 Emiliano Zapata D / H / P Hebburn The Monarch became famous in 1955/56 when she laid the first Transatlantic telephone cable between Oban and New Foundland. She was later converted into a commando carrier. 88 1978 Begonia D / H / P Walker 23 1971 Morvada D / H / P Neptune At each shipyard at least one guy had his name prefixed with Pedlar (Pedlar Joe, Pedlar Jack, etc). 18 1970 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 28. 133 Allocated to refit work 1924 Floating dock sizes rose to 55,000 tons with ones for Singapore Docks and the Admiralty plus five other small ones. and that's madness, Lear's song. It was powered by two sets of steam turbines by Wallsend Slipway Co to give a speed of 22 knots. HMS Mendip (L60) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. The Kharg entered the . 4 hatch and no.5 hatch was in the aft well deck. 4in. Oil cans with a piece of wood on top were used as seats on tea and lunch breaks. Wallsend received the Mauretania, and the Lusitania went to Clydebank, 'Metal Bashing' between the wars at the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson yard at Wallsend, The Mauretania enters the river Tyne at the Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend, on September 20 1906, A packet of Woodbine cigarettes (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images), The yards, like Swan Hunter, Palmers and Redhead, employed generations of families, and brought wealth and fame to the region, Slips by the side of bulk paper carrier, Swan Hunter. George Burton Hunter continued as chairman until 1928. Provence had room for 139 first class, 113 tourist class and 1052 third class passengers. Ships Built By Swan Hunter This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it . the white man has driven off their game, and substituted a cent in its place.Henry David Thoreau (18171862), The reason is:rats leave the sinking shipbut we . 15. Southampton a Type 42 destroyer was brought to the Tyne on a heavy lift ship, after it collided in the Persian Gulf , and re-built at Hebburn yard. A powerful cantilever crane having span of 40 feet and capable of lifting 15 tons is placed the forward end of the vessel. It was only the yards ability to build every type of ship that kept it going. She saw service in the Second World War and later as an Egyptian Navy ship in the Suez Crisis. 117 1983 Thorseggen D / H / P Wallsend 14. 1933 There were very few completions during this year. 85-86 157,000 OBO - Cancelled William Milburn also had five ships built by the Company (he had been a key customer in the 1880s) marking a shift to motor ships. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 39 1973 Vistafjord D / H / P Neptune Her Parsons turbines built in Wallsend propelled her at 20 knots on a regular run between Lisbon and Beira, with room for 1000 passengers and 200 troops. At its apex, the company represented the combined forces of three powerful shipbuilding families: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. Handles were welded on, then fill with lard, potatoes were cut and fried off on a hot ring. Families worked at the shipyard - fathers, sons, cousins, and friends became brothers. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. WWI The yard's key output was for the War effort. 1 1969 Atlantic Causeway D / H / P Walker Co. Ltd. 1935 On the 4th April the Australian coastal line Duntroon (10346/35) was launched with room for 366 passengers for the Melbourne Steamship Co. Ltd along with two coasters for Polish Steamship Line (Puck and Hel both 1065 grt). In April 2007, Swan Hunter's cranes, along with its floating dock and other equipment, were sold to Bharati Shipyards, India's second-largest private-sector shipbuilder. 129 1993 Fort George D / H / P Wallsend She was the largest Neptune ship when launched in September 1960 for Cia Nacional of Lisbon. In 2000 Swan Hunter was awarded the contract to design and build two Royal Navy Auxiliaries, called Landing Ship Docks, for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary with two other ships being built by BAE Systems Naval Ships. It could carry 119 first-class and 384 tourist-class passengers. Her twin stork engines gave her a speed of 20 knots but could also cruise in Winter and later became a single class liner. These orders kept the company afloat for much of the 1920s. Her service speed to New York was 17 knots and she also had some refrigerated cargo capacity. You may search for a ship by entering the first letter of the name. In the machine shops at the Neptune yard during WWI a lot of women were employed in making 300,000 shell casings for the Army. 19 Not allocated Bergen Lines main competitors Swedish Lloyd previously took delivery of Patricia 6644/51 form the Neptune Yard for their Gothenburg to London service. 1903 C. S. Swan and Hunter merged with Wigham Richardson and Tyne Pontoons and Dry Docks Co specifically to bid for the prestigious contract to build the Mauretania for Cunard. During this period, merchant construction totalled 290,599 grt including a number of different ships, vessels and floating docks. 1960. Photo by Trevor Ermel. The company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century, most famously RMSMauretania which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and RMSCarpathia which rescued survivors from RMSTitanic. 132 1991 James Clark Ross D / H / P Wallsend Swan Hunter put Wallsend on the map and those who were employed at the yard formed life long friendships. and 26in.. with a stroke of 15in. 18. 9. General Transportes Maritimes (SGTM) as a replacement for their Campana built at the Neptune Yard in 1929. 119 Not allocated 4. 12. 1960. At its peak, the company represented the combined forces of three powerful shipbuilding families: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. people who designed and built them. 123 1988 Sheffield D / H / P Neptune Motor liner Dominion Monarch. 1921-23 The yard closed in 1921 until 1923 and then focussed on building Great Lakes Steamers. 1910/11 Hopemount made their greatest trading profit of 8,711. 1904-07 Six cargo-liners completed for Hansa Company of Germany and further cargo liners for the Indo-China Steamship Company Ltd. 1906 RMS Mauretania was launched from Wallsend on Tyne on 20 September 1906 to the cheers of huge crowds. 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In service from 1910 until 1945, the vessel saw brief service as a hospital ship for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War I. Note: This is a sub-section of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Contents 1 Ships Built 1903-1919 Vindex survived the war and was reconditioned by the yard between August 1948 and June 1949 when she was renamed Port Vindex. [9] In 1973 further expansion came with the purchase of Palmers Dock at Hebburn from Vickers-Armstrongs. These were single screw turbine steamers with room for 201 first class and 40 second class passengers on the London to Gothenburg service. manufacturing in Britain. 20 1970 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 30. [5], In 1966, Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson merged with Smiths Dock Company to form Associated Shipbuilders, which later became Swan Hunter Group. 34 1972 Lincolnshire D / H / P Hebburn manufacturing in Britain. The Yard was closed because of the Depression, as its main owners had no use for it. Policy. H.R.H Princess Anne launched two ships,Esso Northumbria and World Unicorn. The basic design of the lifting systems was completed by the end of 2008, and detail design of the hulls by May 2010. Employees 6,000 to 7,000. 3. Swan & Hunter merged with Wigham Richardson (founded by John Wigham Richardson as Neptune Works in 1860), specifically to bid for the important contract to build RMSMauretania on behalf of Cunard. 1932 The depression years saw the yards completing existing orders for Norwegian tanker owners as well as three destroyers Codrington, Brilliant and Bulldog and three sloops Folkestone, Scarborough and Hindustan for the Admiralty. 13 Not allocated 122 1984 Pacific Guardian D / H / P Neptune 70 1975 Groznyy D / H / P Neptune HMS Hunter was a H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. 14 1970 Dart America D / H / P Walker Both operated on the two-stroke cycle and used blast fuel injection. Grace's Guide To British Industrial History, https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Swan,_Hunter_and_Wigham_Richardson:_Ships_Built&oldid=1093483, Creative Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983) Kharg entered the Suez Canal on 22 February 2011, with the frigate Alvand, on a deployment reported to be a training mission to Latakia, Syria. The unusual prefix "QSMV" stood for quadruple-screw motor vessel. It was a major employer for decades and some of the worlds most famous ships were built there. 1946 Tanker production resumed, which was a major feature of the yards output until they amalgamated with the other yards on the river in 1968. This page was last edited on 23 April 2019, at 09:41. 594 1977 Singularity D / H / P South Shields Notable liners included: Port Napier (9847/40) was requisitioned by the Admiralty and completed as a minelayer to carry 500 mines for barrage work. 106 1979 Pacific Swan D / H / P Hebburn "History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd", Fears for Tyneside tradition as Swan Hunter ship is towed to Govan for completion, Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2004-05: Sixth Report of session 2005-06, Ten years ago Port Clarence was an empty shell - now it's a hive of activity, "Pioneering Spirit Heavy Lift Construction Vessel, Switzerland", People blame the MoD for Swan Hunter's decline, not me, "Swan Hunter owner Jaap Kroese has died in his native Holland, aged 76", "Swan Hunter to return to Tyneside under the son of former owner", "Swan Hunter issue Letter of Intent to Motive Offshore Group for Basket Carousel Loading Tower", "Swan Hunter Grows Installation Equipment Pool with 15Te Tensioner and 450Te Reel Drive System", "Swan Hunter announce the completion of new 450Te Reel Drive System", "Swan Hunter Mobilisation of Flexlay Spread onto Lewek Constellation", Iconic images of tankers being built at Swan Hunter 1970s, Oral histories from ex-Swan Hunter shipyard workers and images of the site, collected by Tyne & Wear Museums & Archives Service, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swan_Hunter&oldid=1119136642, Manufacturing companies established in 1880, Former defence companies of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with dead external links from December 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 30 October 2022, at 22:40. 1923 The company completed 50 Great lakes grain-carrying steamers with Glen Line ordering six of these engine-aft bridge-forward ships of 2000 grt, all with names beginning Glen for their feeder services. The last ship built at Walker shipyard was the container ship Dunedin. Swan Hunter obtained a licence from the Swedish engine designer AB Diesel Motorer of Stockholm that became the basis for two different designs of Neptune engines introduced during the early 1920s, the so-called "A" and "B." 30 Not allocated 1928 The car-carrier Seatrain (7624/28) was completed for Overseas Railway Inc of the U.S.A. and was a fore runner of the huge slab-sided car carriers of the present day. These included Gothic (15911/48) which had spacious accommodation for 85 first class passengers in 53 cabins of which 36 were single-berth, while 23 had their own private bathroom, The public rooms were of such a high standard thatship acted as a temporary Royal yacht for a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1953. But if you have any others please dont hesitate to let us know in the comments. Prior to this, in 1939, he was appointed Assistant Manager of the Wallsend Dry Docks Dept, becoming General Manager in 1943. British India Line and Clan Line were also good customers, commissioning 11 cargo-liners including, Dwarka (4851/47). Its yards at Wallsend. The first-class entrance hall featured an overlay marquetry panel of the world over the staircase so passengers could trace the course of the ship. Payday was always Friday and workers queued up to get their wage packets. At various times Swan Hunter also owned Palmers Hebburn Yard, Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn Yard and Readheads at South Shields which were all on the south side of the River Tyne. Four small cargo ships of 2000 grt were completed leaving only the Stephenson Clarke collier Sir Russell 1548/33 and a cargo-liner for Commonwealth and Dominion Line on the order book. Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. 1920 The yard was fully occupied completing B types. Date Country Builder Location . [5], 1914 Shipbuilders and repairers, engine manufacturers and floating docks. It was bought by the National Shipbuilders Security and was due to be dismantled. But in 2006 Swan Hunter stopped building vessels on Tyneside, but continued to provide design engineering services. 1961 Parent of group of five subsidiaries engaged as shipbuilders, marine engineers, ship repairers and builders of passenger liners, cargo ships, oil tankers, ore carriers and cable ships, warships and floating docks. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Port Sydney (9847/43) was completed as the escort carrier Vindex in December 1943 with a flight deck of 495 length and complement of 18 aeroplanes. HMS Heythrop (L85) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy She was ordered as part of the 1939 War Emergency programme. A total of 17 tankers were completed by the yard during the war and up to early 1946. The company also owned the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, the yard that built the engines for the Mauretania, from 1903 until the 1980s. More: 1930 When the Depression started the yard had completed fifty ships. 21. There was also a veranda cafe, music room, smoking room and de-luxe suites. Port Chalmers of 8535 grt in December 1933 and six small orders. These were: Umtata (8141 grt) for Bullard, King; Explorer (6295 grt) for T&J Harrison; and Port Townsville (8661 grt) for Port Line. [14] However, the main shipyard in Wallsend was bought out from receivership by Jaap Kroese, a Dutch millionaire. Give blue-eyed men their swivel chairsTo whirl in tall buildings.Allow them many ships at sea,And on land, soldiersAnd policemen.Arna Bontemps (19021973), Bring me my Bow of burning gold:Bring me my Arrows of desire:Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!Bring me my Chariot of fire!I will not cease from Mental Fight,Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand,Till we have built JerusalemIn Englands green & pleasant Land.William Blake (17571827), But all is changed, that high horse riderless,Though mounted in that saddle Homer rodeWhere the swan drifts upon a darkening flood.William Butler Yeats (18651939), Miss J. Two other high class passenger ferries were completed for Swedish Lloyd (Britannia and Suecia both of 4631 grt). In late 1942 workers from Joseph L. Thompson began working on the site and the yard rejuvenated itself again. 1939 A second liner was completed for Polish Ocena Lines as sister for their Chrobry of 1939. Built in 1965 as a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry, she spent much of her later life as one of the permanently moored Tuxedo floating nightclubs before being laid up, latterly on the River Tees in Middlesbrough. She was of 10816 grt and 528 feet length and turbine-powered to twin propellers. He was the person who got your Woodbine cigarettes during the week and was reimbursed with cash when you got paid. Initiation jokes were hilarious - Gan and get a tin of tartan paint or gan and get us a rubber hammer and a long stand' - which left newbies standing for a while in the storeroom. Renamed Swan Hunter (Tyneside) Ltd in 1995, it refocussed on commerical and offshore vessels but it had lost its expertise in naval shipbuilding and in dealing with the UK MoD. 1954 The light aircraft carrier Albion was completed, having lain incomplete since being launched at the yard in 1947. 1920 the yard was fully occupied completing B types. 15 1971 Dart Atlantic D / H / P Walker 68 1977 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 5. 80 1978 Trinculo D / H / P Hebburn Dock 63 1976 Opportunity D / H / P Wallsend Paper notes stuck out from your wage packet so you could count your pounds before your coins. A number of tramps were also manufactured which were ideal as grain carriers as they had steel, centre line bulkheads in their six holds, and plenty of portable wooden grain boards and trunks for their 9700 ton cargo. Southampton Castle was launched by Princess Alexandria and reached speeds of 23 knots and this one vessel replaced two passenger liners on the weekly South African schedule. Other vessels included 30 destroyers and destroyer escorts including 16 of the Hunt class. Illustrious & Ark Royal. Also in 1903 the Company took a controlling interest in the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, which was an early licensed manufacturer of Parsons steam turbine engines, which enabled Mauretania to achieve her great speed. text of this web site is available under the Creative He led the group through the 1960s and 1970s and died in retirement in 1981 at the age of 71 years. 11. H.M.S. Sugar soap was used to wash dirty hands. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company of Canada also had a similar sized ferry built by the yard in the same year: Prince Rupert 3379/09 and then a larger ferry two years later Princess Alice 5099/11. Construct warships and many kinds of vessels for special purposes, laying submarine cables, carrying oil in bulk, fruit, frozen meat, cattle, railway trains etc. Swan Hunter started to offer specialist equipment, design, engineering & project management services to the offshore renewables and subsea oil & gas energy markets. Larsen. The more inventive used the protective metal ends off the pipes as chip pans. She was launched in 1940 and served during the Second World War. This was the tenth ship completed for SGTM and reached speeds of 19 knots in early 1951. She was scrapped in 1962. 1947. Workers cut 10 inch keys from sheets of brass for 21st birthdays back home and they were smuggled past the gateman on the way out. 76-77 260,000 Tanker - Cancelled Many other large ships were produced including the Great Central Railway Companys Immingham 2009/06 with room for 393 passengers and propelled by triple-screw turbine machinery.
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