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CONVOY ON 31
Departed Liverpool on Oct. 28-1941, dispersed on Nov. 15 (Arnold Hagues says 37 ships in his "The Allied Convoy System").
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Transcribed from a document received from Don Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's database (see ships in all ON convoys). Underlined ships returned to port. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Station
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Destination
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Remarks
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Norwegian
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65
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–
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Joined from Iceland, Nov. 4
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Armathia
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Greek
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72
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Wabana
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–
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Baltara
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British
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–
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–
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–
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Blairesk
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"
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81
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Montreal
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–
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Chagres
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Panamanian
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73
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Boston
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–
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Clare Lilley
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British
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22
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–
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Straggled Nov. 11 (defects)
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Clio
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Panamanian
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53
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Houston
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–
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Coxwold
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British
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74
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Iceland
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–
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Dean Emery
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Panamanian
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63
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New York City
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See also ON 26
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Dimitrios Chandris
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Greek
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42
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Montreal
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–
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Empire Clive
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British
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11
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Halifax, via Belfast Lough
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CAM ship
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Empire Garden
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"
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64
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–
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Detached to Iceland, Nov. 2.
In Iceland to Apr.-1943 |
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Hainaut
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Belgian
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12
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Galveston
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–
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Henzada
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British
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31
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–
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Returned
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Hindsholm
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"
(Ex Da) |
55
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–
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Detached to Iceland, Nov. 2.
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Inger Toft
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"
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84
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Lewisport
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–
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Norwegian
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–
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–
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Joined from Iceland Nov. 4.
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Irish Beech
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Irish
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62
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St. John's, N.F.
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–
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Jamaica Producer
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British
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–
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–
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Engine defects
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Kelso
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"
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54
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–
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–
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Knut
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"
(Ex Da) |
44
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–
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Detached to Iceland Nov. 2.
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Langleecrag
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British
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52
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Montreal
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See also ON 26
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Maplewood
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"
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61
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Sydney, C.B.
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–
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Marika Protopapa
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Greek
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82
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Montreal
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–
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Michalis
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"
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43
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Montevideo
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–
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Milos
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Swedish
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14
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Trinidad
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–
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Modlin
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Polish
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–
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–
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Returned.
Listed in ON 33 |
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Morska Wola
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"
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24
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New York City
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–
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Mount Helikon
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Greek
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13
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Halifax
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–
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Nadin
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"
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23
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Wabana
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–
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Norwegian
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45
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–
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Joined from Iceland Nov. 4.
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Norman Prince
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British
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21
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Barbados
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–
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Pontypridd
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"
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41
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Sydney, C.B.
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–
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Radport
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"
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–
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–
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Rokos Vergottis
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Greek
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33
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Halifax
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–
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Selfoss
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Icelandic
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75
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–
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Joined from Iceland, Nov. 4.
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Norwegian
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–
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–
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Returned.
Listed in ON 33 |
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Stad Arnhem
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Dutch
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34
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Halifax
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–
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Stal
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British
(Ex Da) |
32
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–
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Detached to Iceland, Nov. 2
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USS Mattole
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American
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35
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–
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USS Oiler AO 17.
Joined from Iceland, Nov. 4. |
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Ville de Tamatave
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French
(MoWT 1941) |
51
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Halifax
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–
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Wellpark
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British
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83
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–
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–
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Westmoor
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"
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71
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Jacksonville
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–
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Commodore's Notes
| Received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). |
Commodore R. Gill R.D., R.N.R. was in Ville de Tamatave (French, taken over by MoWT in 1941), Vice Commodore was the captain of the British Henzada (as can be seen in the table above, A. Hague says this ship returned). The convoy had 33 ships. Average speed: 6.23 knots. ON 31 left in a gale. After forming up off Cape Wrath the weather was fine for the first week, followed by almost continuous bad weather. Course had to be altered by red lights at night and convoy was complemented by Escort on a well executed manoeuvre. Coxwold, Knut (Danish/MoWT 1940), Hindsholm and Empire Garden (Br) left at 13:00 on Nov. 2 in 60 28N 16 45W, bound for Iceland. The following ships joined off Iceland at 12:20 on Nov. 4: Daily positions of convoy at 08:00 BST are available on request via the contacted address provided at the bottom of this page. Or, go to this page on Mike Holdoway's website (external link) - I sent him the coordinates, and he made a chart of the voyage (click on "Charted convoy routes"). Escorts: Air Escort: A. Hague lists the following (extracted from this list of ON convoy escorts, based on Arnold Hague's database, received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year): To the next ON convoy in my list ON 32 |
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