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USS Jason: 80k: 79k . DISCIPLINE WHICH HAS SERVED SO WELL TO BRING THIS DEMOCRACY THROUGH HOURS OF GREAT CRISIS BE MAINTAINED The crew is gone, electricity powered down, combustible fluids drained, weapons and essential equipment removed, while the ship is sealed for humidity control. USS Randolph (CVA-15) stands at her assigned anchorage in Hampton In May 1975, the Navy sold the ship with the priceless history to Union Material and Alloys, of Bayonne, NJ, for $1.5 million for the expressed purpose of scrapping. US Navy photograph Structure was damaged or demolished. capsule sank soon after splashdown and was not recovered until nearly forty years later. cruise to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, AugustNovember 1953, with Carrier Air Group 10 (CAG-10) June 7, 1945: the fleet temporarily retires from the war zone -- off the Philippines for replenishment. Hopefully, the buyer will keep as a Randolph bird. In 1966, the tanker operator settled with the US Government for $277,000 in. . Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-287672). UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS X AND EMPOWERED TO ARRANGE DIRECTLY WITH The ship began combat in February of 1945. Bedding rigged properly for airing on board USS Randolph (CV-15), Randolph pulled into Norfolk for repairs. Randolph's crew was enjoying the movie 'A Song to Remember' in the forward hangar. USS Randolph plowed the seven seas for a quarter of a century, quietly intersecting with history throughout. For the first time the crew of the Randolph saw the ravages of war up close. Typically a "Centurion" The resulting inferno engulfed the stern for 17 hours; killing 134. Crisis. Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm - 1944 | 1945 - 1953 | 1954 - 1956 | 1957 - 1958 | 1959 - 1960 | 1961 - 1962 | 1963 - 1965 | 1966 - now Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Randolph (CV 15). During the morning of May 14, 1945, 60 planes of Randolph's Group 12 were streaking over Japan's southern most island, Kyushu -- bombing, strafing, and rocketing Usa Airfield. While other carriers off Okinawa were torpedoed, bombed, and kamikazed, Randolph was unscathed despite being under daily attack. Mrs. USS Randolph To free itself, Randolph lunges ahead with Atlantic Viscountess scrapping the carrier's port side. Seaman 1st Class Leonard A. Cassidy spots model aircraft on the ship's "ouija HAS IN THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS X LET US KEEP IN REVERENT RECOLLECTION THE MEMORIES OF THOSE OF OUR COMRADES ISSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER This was a much sexier ship, more capable, almost doubling her displacement to 47,000 tons. Even the Randolph's namesake lies in virtual obscurity. However, luck was abound; none of the airplanes on deck were fueled nor was the ammunition on LCT-832 ignited. STATES THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA THE Friday, 21 July 1961. The original color transparency was received Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo # NH 97489). FOR CONTINUOUS USE IN HANDLING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS AND OUR HEADQUARTERS I AM GLAD AND PROUD TO HAVE FOUGHT THROUGH MY LAST YEAR OF ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE RENOWNED FAST From Our Navy magazine, First of March, 1954. National Archives and Records Administration photo (# 80-G-469986). Top, Randolph returning to Norfolk after loss of elevator. Randolph's log for the 27th simply reads; "2053 Submerged contact being kept under surveillance during the day surfaced at this time.". The tanker's prow buried into the carrier. Iowa, PacificBattleshipCenter, National Archives and Records Administration, National number K-57262, received by DAVA Still Media Depository, Bldg. Outer hull shell Seaman Santos is on deck watching two US Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightnings practice strafing runs over Randolph. Retired in 1996 as a CWO4. The Piaseki HUP Retriever BuNo 147607 in the National Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola is identified as operating off USS Randolph in the early 1960s. (DDE-466) is refueling from the oiler's starboard side, while USS Eaton Remaining active off Japan until receiving word of the Japanese surrender on August 15. OPERATIONAL PRIORITY X I HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS THE UNITED Topside, catwalks, antennas, guns, and lights were ripped off. his Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, on the Flag Bridge of USS Randolph (CV-15), Atomic-bomb survivor and Japanese historian Shigeaki Mori spent 30 years researching the American POWs killed in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and persuading his government to add their names to the Hiroshima Memorial. Photographed from USS Charger (AKA-57) and an Iowa-class battleship. just before entering Pearl Harbor on return trip from Japan'Some men from Fighting Squadron 16". Most major systems worked smoothly, and the flight was a great success as an engineering feat. ", "Earl Hanson, representing the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, walks with John Glenn through Above, Black dot below burning Randolph is probably LCT-832 clearing the area, Above, damage control parties extinguish fires on Randolph's deck, Deck log records June 7th USAF P-38 crash into Randolph. On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. USS Randolph (CVS-15) men, en route to New York, spell out a "Flying Tigers." U.S. ships operating off the coast of Japan in final stages of World War The prototype flew for the first time on 4 December 1952 and more than 1,000 S-2s were delivered by Grumman. In the Chesapeake Bay area during her shakedown period, 12 November 1944. A ship is an inanimate object forged out of cold steel. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. . Mar 6 1956". attack on March 11th, 1945. USS Randolph was pulled out of mothball and underwent a 30-month overhaul. Sep 15, 1966 - Feb 12, 1969. 2 December 1944. Official U.S. Navy photo of USS Randolph (CVS-15) during an Another four Hellcats from Randolph raced ahead to relieve the fighters already onsite. Official U.S. Navy photos of USS Randolph (CVA-15) The ship is mothballed and moved out of drydock at Boston. IFB #16-5050, 24 Apr 1975. (NNAM) photo, # 1996.253.7148.008. The flight deck at the bow was twisted and raised 11 inches. USS Randolph (CV-15) Randolph was commissioned in October of 1944 and was built at Newport News, Virginia. The Randolph seafarers saw the Admiral as jinxed. US Presidents ask, in time of foreign crisis, "where are the carriers?" The USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Japan on June 17, 2017. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History & Heritage Command Liberty Bell 7 was fully submerged and pulling the helicopter into the water. Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. USS Essex was the first and namesake a class of 24 aircraft carriers which formed the nucleus of the fast carrier task groups which were very important to the defeat of Japan in the Pacific in WWII. PERMIT LANDING STOP IT IS EXPECTED THAT SURRENDER DOCUMENT WILL BE from a kamikaze hit on 11 March. While in the shipyard, mother nature took another swipe at Randolph as Hurricane Hazel struck. National Naval Aviation Museum USS Randolph (CVA-15) anchored off Naples, Italy, Tensions eventually defused, allowing diplomacy to prevail. Within a minute the speedy Stormes clears out. The names of aircraft carriers are etched in naval history; Enterprise, Yorktown, America, Lexington, Essex, Independence, Hornet, Nimitz, Saratoga, etc. photo above. The USS Randolph is the first ship 28 June 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph (#1039207), dated 24 September 1958. Randolph hams operating radios in ham shack. Top: Randolph alongside legendary ocean liner SS United States at Newport News during SCS-27A modification. Photograph Collection. USS Randolph (CVS-15) refueling at sea from USS Pawcatuck President Kennedy made it a priority to locate the submarines. On August 30, 2017, the city of Toms River installed a memorial paver, with dad's name, steps away from the Randolph's anchor. Seen behind the Corsairs are Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldivers and Eastern Fortunately, some of the bombers returned with engine problems, while others became lost in squalls. 15, Antisubmarine Air Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), Her Majesty's Naval Bell 7, arrives aboard the recovery ship, USS Randolph (CVS-15), 21 July 1961, following Squadron mates spotted the downed aviator in his rubber raft. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History & Heritage Command For three perilous minutes Grissom struggled to stay afloat. The Frances were looking for targets; one crashed into Ulithi while the other approached Randolph's fantail above the waves - exactly were Seaman Eugene Santos was distributing mailbags in the hangar deck. (Still from a video.). SATISFACTION AND PRIDE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECNAV: "MY WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUCCESSFUL Finally, a helicopter plucked Grissom, while another wrestled with the sinking capsule. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo # NH 97491). housing the aerological balloon room. and Records Administration, Battleship [] He had hand inscribed the attack date and ship name on one side Archives and Records Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages. The Hellcats pounced and the ship fled the area burning. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-344531). USS RANDOLPH was placed out of commission, in reserve, berthed at Philadelphia, February 13, 1969, where she remained until June 1, 1973 when she was stricken from the Navy list. 4 (MR-4) mission. 1945. Another Tracker, BuNo 147894, can be seen at the right bottom of the photo. SH-3A Sea King, BuNo 149928(? USS Randolph (CVA-15) as she appeared circa 1955, by RAF aircrew The war ravaged people came out in droves to get a glimpse of the carrier. Both seaplanes landed and plucked the stranded sailors. Hordes crowded the waterfront, while the media reported widely on the carrier's visit. The Soviet Union placed ballistic missiles in Cuba which could strike New York and Washington, DC. Randolph's last log book entry. "USS Randolph CV-15, 19441969, Gone but Not Forgotten", (A "Centurion" is an aviator who has made 100 landings on one carrier. Randolph's radar detected a ship approaching fast on a collision course. Landing aircraft couldn't be spotted on the side but, rather, lowered in the forward elevator, fueled and armed in the hangar deck, then raised in the aft elevator for launch. Randolph had a 25-foot rupture in the hull and a torching fire, which was quickly brought under control. October21 December 1946. The video features the Essex -class aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) and Carrier Air Group FOUR (CVG-4). Glenn and Friendship 7 were transferred to Randolph. by the Naval Photographic Science Laboratory on 15 June 1945. [1] Wang Wei was a pilot in the 25th Regiment of the 9th Division . The fleet off Okinawa just finished dodging a Kamikaze raid as the cruiser USS Astoria received the most unlikeliest of orders; launch two Kingfisher seaplanes deep into Japanese territory for a rescue mission. Captain Harry Cook reverses the carrier; "all engines back full." The crew of the Randolph displays two Battle Efficiency "E" awards, one awarded to the best anti-submarine carrier, and the other the sixth consecutive Efficiency Award presented to the Engineering Department. F. M. Larson. suborbital flight boosted by the Mercury-Redstone vehicle. Damage sustained by USS Randolph (CV-15) from a kamikaze Air Group 12 was replaced by Air Group 16, skippered Carrier in the background might be USS Bunker Hill (CV-17). The Soviets found the Randolph's trip especially galling but were helpless to restrict her movements. Remaining active off Japan until receiving word of the Japanese surrender on August 15. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. It's less than seven months since the ship's launching -- a feat thought impossible. S-2D Tracker, BuNo 148742, modex AW32, VS-34 "Proud Tigers", Antisubmarine The Jolly Roger, USS Randolph, Vol. Crew of USS Randolph (CVA-15) muster on the flight deck while Randolph CVA-15 Recommissioning, Wednesday, 1 July The war which killed 60 million was over. The Soviet Union threatened to intervene in Egypt and attack London and Paris with atomic bombs. A Task Group ALFA plaque.". ET32, of Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. USS Randolph (CVS-15) refueling the destroyer USS Decommissioned to reserve 13 Feb 1969. Note her deckload of aircraft, Determining the splashdown area from a orbit was exponentially harder than a 15-minute vertical flight into space and back. near the Suez Canal, her aircraft provided air cover and surface and air reconnaissance for the evacuation By 1950 China had fallen to Communism, and US forces became embroiled in Korea, fighting a Communist invasion. (Thanks to Robert M. Cieri). Recovery of Liberty Bell 7, Mercury-Redstone On 29 October 1956, Israel, Britain, and France invaded and captured the Suez Canal in Egypt. One weekend he took us on a boat ride around Manhattan. This Randolph was unrecognizable from her World War II angular appearance. 43k. However, in the post-war era a 6,700-ship navy is unaffordable. Second page details the extensive damage, Sir Winston Churchill exchanges salute with Randolph Captain Strean, Churchill tours Randolph with telegram below, One of the most influential figures of the 20th century toured USS Randolph on October 26, 1958. Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. Randolph directed the destroyer Stormes to execute an "emergency breakaway." Although USS Randolph is long gone, both her 15-ton anchors have been preserved. USS Randolph in background, Randolph's crew crowd the deck during Friendship 7's reentry, Liberty Bell 7 was discovered and raised in 1999, 38 years after it sank. modex AW14, VS-39 "Hoot Owls", Antisubmarine Air Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph The original eight Hellcats were joined by four of their squadron mates which diverted from a photo reconnaissance sortie. After two days Randolph and the detachment joined the fleet off Iwo Jima to support US Marines during the invasion. Dad spent two years on the Randolph but that ship remained in his heart for the rest of his life. President John F Kennedy was given three military options; (1) invade Cuba, (2) bomb the missile sites, or (3) a naval blockade of Cuba. Despite searches through the next day, two men were lost at sea. There are 474 crew members registered for the USS Randolph (CV 15). Sixth Fleet ships withdrew US citizens from the ports of Haifa, Israel and Alexandria, Egypt as Randolph's jets flew overhead. The Randolph's helicopters were expecting to perform a routine recovery now had to rescue a drowning astronaut. "Hundreds of Randolph sailors vie for viewing space on the recovery carrier's flight She was recommissioned on July 1, 1953 as CVA-15. Camouflage is Measure 32 Design 17A (I). Page -1-, Second Rank, #13 is Comdr. Aircraft on deck are S-2D Trackers of VS-26 "Lucky Tigers" and The pierside photos were taken at Pearl Harbor about 6 days after the collision: John Juarez HT1 USN Ret. "Electronic Manufacturers Cruise The collision ruptures a gasoline line on the carrier causing a flash fire which is extinguished in less than 5 minutes. was the primary recovery ship for spacecraft Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7, with astronaut John He insisted that this was an actual piece of the kamikaze plane itself. The mere appearance of Randolph would quell tension. Photo and text taken from Carrier Air War In Original Color by Robert Lawson and Barrett Tillman. 1 September 1945. Attacking Japan in June. Randolph sounds 3 more blasts. (# NH 55804). I have a biased interest with Randolph. Aerial view of USS Randolph (CVA-15) underway . # 80-G-273768. The destroyer USS Holder (DD-814), trailing the carrier as the "lifeguard," retrieved three sailors from the water. The carrier began fueling the destroyer at 5:48pm. (anti-submarine) operations, September 1960. his 15-minute 37-second suborbital space mission. Inspections and clean-up began that night. TBM-3E Avengers. ships, including sister-ship Wasp. Looking forward, from the island. After the incident, Admiral Forrest Sherman threaten to shoot down any Air Force planes practicing strafing runs on the fleet. Russian painting by Valentin Pechatin depicting the surfacing of B-59 by the Randolph Task Group. USS Hancock spotted the "bogies" on radar 68 miles out and vectored night fighters toward them. Upper left: F6F Hellcats catapulting from Randolph. The US President chose the naval blockade, which he chose to call a quarantine. SIGNED WITHIN TEN DAYS" PARA BROADCAST SAID MC ARTHUR STATEMENT WAS first ham station on a USN combat ship and was set up by CDR Thomas B. Ray (seated), a pilot in HS-7 One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. The 27,000-ton ship shook violently. The twelfth and final name added in 2009 was that of Ensign John Hantschel, a Randolph Hellcat pilot. Randolph had a 25-foot rupture in the hull and a torching fire, which was quickly brought under control. The Liberty Bell 7 was eventually recovered from 15,000 feet (4,572 m) below the surface of (DD-841) and later transferred to the Primary Recovery Ship (PRS), USS Randolph (CVS-15). Partly visible in the background are: the bow of the guided missile cruiser USS Canberra Magic Carpet loading of US Army soldiers at Naples, Italy, 24 November Reclassified as an "Antisubmarine Warfare Support Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVS-38, 30 June 1969. By David W. Joy December 2005 Naval History Magazine Volume 19, Number 6 Article View Issue Comments , in 1946, sent the ship into the Mediterranean, visiting Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. of U.S. nationals from Alexandria. The Admiral responded with the standard US retort; neither confirming or denying nuclear weapons. with two AJ Savage attack planes and 14 FJ Fury fighters parked on the flight deck, forward. Note the unusual However, during this visit, Randolph relinquished that honor to the small wooden sailing ship at left, which is non other than HMS Victory -- flagship of the Battle of Trafalgar. Randolph's first post-war cruise, in 1946, sent the ship into the Mediterranean, visiting Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon. and FJ-3M Furies of VF-84 "Vagabonds" on the angled deck. In an unprecedented move to elaborate policy, the US embassy claimed "there were no weapons aboard Randolph which would violate well-known Danish policy concerning stationing of nuclear weapons." Randolph's aircraft raided airfields, and naval bases. Hangar Bay Two, after Glenn's physical examination in Sick Bay. Randolph paid with her dearest blood; losing 102 sailors and pilots since leaving Norfolk. In March 1959, Randolph was redesignated as an anti-submarine carrier (CVS-15). (CVS-15) is visible in the distance. From April 4 to May 31, Randolph's engines were constantly running as the ship amassed an amazing 25,000 miles of travel -- the equivalent of sailing around the Earth -- as she darted around Okinawa. 32-gun frigate whose construction was authorized by the Continental Congress on December 13, 1775. In contrast to the 16 bombers launched by Doolittle in 1942, Task Force 58 sent 1,100 aircraft over Tokyo. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. In 1966, the tanker operator settled with the US Government for $277,000 in damages for Randolph. This was the Grissom's USS Randolph in Portsmouth, England, during 1947 call. Randolph directed the destroyer Stormes to execute an "emergency breakaway." As the sun set, the destroyer USS Stormes (DD-780) came alongside for fuel. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. In the previous three days the flag ships, Bunker Hill and Enterprise, were blown up from under Mitscher's feet. VA-72 was redesignated from Fighter Squadron (VF) 72 on 3 January 1956, when it transitioned IN MANILA --- IN ENGLISH August 15, 1945, Captain Jackson Tate, who replaced Felix Baker as Randolph's commander weeks earlier, reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender. The bombing of the USS Randolph was a nuclear attack by the Soviet submarine B-59 against the American aircraft carrier Randolph in the afternoon of October 27, 1962 in response to being targeted by American depth charges. When a crew is placed on-board, the ship, maliciously, becomes a living thing. The helicopter is a Sikorsky HUS-1 (redesignated UH-34D in 1962) Seahorse of Marine Helicopter sometime in 1963. Grumman S-2D Tracker, BuNo 147870, modex AV46, Antisubmarine Squadron The Cuban Missile Crisis broke out in October of 1962. The pilot had to release the capsule to the murky depths of the Caribbean. Guy M. Gillette, wife of the senator from Iowa, christens the future This would set NATO policies for decades afterwards. Early work on Randolph (CV-15) in May 1943. USS Randolph (CV-15), Navy Press News, Thursday, 12 July 1945. The Soviet Union placed ballistic missiles in Cuba which could strike New York and Washington, DC. 147537, 147872, 148749, 147881, and 147882. off Okinawa. extraordinary heroism [] during the occupation of French Morocco in 1942; Ralph A. Embree was also At right, British destroyer HMS Urchin crosses the bow of Randolph in August of 1945, off Japan. planning for the gathering began in 1960. The nearer board represents the flight deck, with the hangar deck board behind it. On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. Yorktown was spared demolition and is now a museum at Charleston, SC Patriot's Point. . aboard. 20 22 May 1947 Stricken for disposal 1 June 1973. Attack Carrier Air Wing (CVAG) 17, 15 November 1946. Grissom's suit filled with water and downwash from the helicopter's rotors was pushing the astronaut below the surface. Struck by a long range kamikaze on 11 March 1945, the hole in her ", Action Report from Kamikaze attack, including damage and causality list, US Navy footage of firefighting and damage assesment. Admiral Thomas Moorer, a WWII hero, passed command of the fleet to another WWII hero, Admiral Ephraim Holmes. She exited the hurricane heavily damaged. Source: Seattle NARA, Record Group 181, "Ship's Files ca 19401950.". Randolph was lifeless for the first time since 1944. reverse side of the inscription has what he believed were blood stains.". Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. In a scene out of a Hollywood action movie, the Kingfisher piloted by Comb, picked up Phegley, just as his engine sputtered to a stop. Rando hung banners from her side; the first read "Welcome Home VF-11, World Famous Red Rippers." After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. Since the days of sail, crews coveted the distinction of serving as the flag ship. Soviet forces deployed to Syria for an invasion of Israel. In Copenhagen, Randolph found herself in a diplomatic scuffle. Allen has restored and flies an impressive collection of vintage aircraft. Tethered to the destroyer by a fuel line, Randolph couldn't maneuver. The "A" designates the ship as an attack carrier. Destroyers of the Task Group began dropping practice grenades to force B-59 to the surface. ), Comments, Suggestions or Image submissions, E-mail Carrier Information To complicate matters, Glenn's capsule, Friendship 7, developed a malfunction on the third orbit, precipitating its early return. Canal crisis. In a report released on 1 November 2017 [8] the Navy describes Fitzgerald ' s course in the half-hour prior to the collision as running 190T (nearly due south), with a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve The Hellcats relentlessly tore into the destroyers, forcing them to retreat. Photo by LT B. Gallagher. The Aerial view of USS Randolph (CVA-15) underway at sea, circa in 1957.jpg 944 666; 406 KB. Problems and site related matters, E-mail Webmaster, This page was created by Paul Yarnall and is maintained by Fabio Pea, National Archives The four aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean, including Randolph, gave President Dwight Eisenhower the upper hand. aboard the Randolph to the Mediterranean Sea, 14 July 195619 February 1957. THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES FOR THE Lt Charles Tanner and Lt (jg) Donald Comb catapulted individually off Astoria and escorted by four Randolph Hellcats on the 360 mile journey. The "Magic Carpet" missions sent the ship twice to Naples, Italy to bring back troops. Twenty seven sailors were dead and 105 injured, but the crew heroically fought the fire, saving the ship. However, the Kamikazes had spiraled down from altitude when the interceptors arrived. Parks. This was also Churchill's first helicopter ride, which the former Prime Minister described as "exhilarating. 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