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French naval Cruisers, Armoured Cruisers, Protected Cruisers, ironclads and light cruisers. Cruiser histories from 1860 to 1945, from the early converted sailing frigates through the Friant class to the De Grasse class. |
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Converted Sailing Frigates |
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Armorique | March 1862 | Hulked 1884 | |
Armorique as a training ship, c.1920. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC188 |
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Circe | 1860 | Stricken 1875 | |
Flore | February 1869 | Stricken 1886 | |
Guerriere | May 1860 | Stricken 1888 | |
Hermione | 1860 | Training Ship 1877 | |
Junon | 1861 | Stricken 1876 | |
Magicienne | December 1861 | Stricken 1876 | |
Pallas | 1860 | Hulked 1883 | |
Semiramis | 1861 | Stricken 1877 | |
Themis | 1862 | Stricken 1882 | |
Victoire | 1861 | Stricken 1880 | |
Cosmao Class Unprotected Cruisers |
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Cosmao | 1861 | Stricken 1881 | |
Dupleix | 1861 | Stricken 1887 | |
Venus Class Unprotected Cruisers |
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Minerve | July 1865 | Hospital Hulk 1888 | |
Venus | December 1864 | Hulked 1887 | |
Limier Class Unprotected Cruisers |
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D'estrees | 1867 | Stricken 1891 | |
Hamelin | 1866 | Hulked 1889 | |
L'Hermitte | 1867 | Wrecked 1874 | |
Limier | 1866 | Stricken 1887 | |
Volta | 1867 | Stricken 1892 | |
Infernet Class Unprotected Cruisers |
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Champlain | 1872 | Stricken 1893 | |
Dupetit-Thouars | 1874 | Hulked 1897 | |
Infernet | 1869 | Stricken 1891 | |
Laclocheterie | 1872 | Stricken 1901 | |
Sane Class Unprotected Cruisers |
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Fabert | 1874 | Stricken 1899 | |
Sane | 1869 | Stricken 1892 | |
Seignelay | 1874 | Wrecked 1892 | |
Bourayne Class Unprotected Cruisers |
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Beautemps-Beaupre | 1872 | Stricken 1896 | |
Bourayne | 1869 | Coal-Hulk 1890 | |
Dayot | 1869 | Foundered 28th February 1888 | |
Duchaffault | 1872 | Stricken 1896 | |
Ducouedic | 1869 | Stricken 1889 | |
Hugon | 1872 | Stricken 1896 | |
Kerguelen | 1872 | Stricken 1894 | |
Kersaint | 1869 | Stricken 1886 | |
Segond | 1869 | Stricken 1896 | |
Vaudreuil | 1870 | Stricken 1889 | |
Rigault de Ginouilly Class Unprotected Cruisers |
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Rigault de Genouilly | 1876 | Coal Hulk 1899 | |
Eclaireur | 1877 | Stricken 1902 | |
Laperouse Class Unprotected Cruisers View Class |
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D'Estaing | 1879 | Stricken 1901 | |
Laperouse | 1877 | Wrecked 1898 | |
Nielly | 1880 | Stricken 1902 | |
Primauguet | 1882 | Stricken 1901 | |
Villars Class Unprotected Cruisers |
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Forfait | 1879 | Stricken 1897 | |
Magon | 1880 | Stricken 1896 | |
Roland | 1882 | Stricken 1898 | |
Villars | 1879 | Stricken 1896 | |
Unprotected Cruisers |
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Talisman | 1862 | Depot Ship 1896 | |
Resolue | 1863 | Stricken as Warship 1890 | |
Decres | September 1866 | Stricken 1890 | |
Desaix | 1866 | Stricken 1894 | |
Chateaurenault | 1868 | Hulked 1895 | |
Linois | 1867 | Stricken 1891 | |
Hirondelle | 1869 | Stricken 1896 | |
Duguay-Trouin | 1877 | Hulked 1900 | |
Duguay Trouin pictured November 1905. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC007 |
Duguay Trouin. Sent in by Jean Gillet. |
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When Duguay Trouin was hulked in 1900, her name was changed to Veteran and the transport ship Tonquin was given her name. It is possible that all of the photographs here are of the transport Tonquin as a training ship with the new name Dugauy Trouin. |
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Duguay Trouin. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC008 |
Duguay Trouin. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC009 |
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Duguay Trouin. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC005 |
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Duquesne | 1876 | Stricken 1901 | |
Tourville | 1876 | Stricken 1901 | |
The breaking up of the Tourville at Cherbourg. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC010 |
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Tourville. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC001 |
Tourville. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC004 |
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Iphigenie | 1881 | Stricken 1905 | |
Naiade | 1881 | Stricken 1900 | |
Arethuse | 1882 | Hulked 1899 | |
Dubourdieu | 1884 | Stricken 1899 | |
Milan | May 1884 | Stricken 1908 | |
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Belliqueuse | 6th September 1865 | Target 1886 | |
Alma Class Central battery ironclad |
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Alma | 26th November 1867 | Hulked 1886 | |
Armide | 12th April 1867 | Stricken 1887 | |
Atalante | 9th April 1868 | Stricken 1887 | |
Jeanne D'arc | 28th Sept, 1867 | Stricken 1883 | |
Montcalm (ex-Indienne) | 16th October 1868 | Stricken 1891 | |
Reine Blanche | 10th March 1868 | Stricken 1886 | |
Thetis | 22nd August 1867 | Stricken 1895 | |
La Galissonniere Class Central battery ironclad |
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La Galissonniere | 7th May 1872 | Stricken 1894 | |
Triomphante | 28th march 1877 | Scrapped 1903 | |
Victorieuse | 18th November 1875 | Hulked 1900 | |
Bayard Class Barbette Ships View Class |
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Bayard | 13th March 1880 | Hulked 1899 | |
Turenne | October 1879 | Stricken 1901 | |
Vauban Class Barbette Ships View Class |
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Vauban | July 1882 | Stricken 1905 | |
Duguesclin | 1883 | Stricken 1904 | |
Protected Cruisers | |||
Sfax | May 1884 | Stricken 1906 | |
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Tage | October 1886 | Stricken 1910 | |
French protected cruiser Tage shown here with her original barque rig c.1900. She was launched in October 1886 and had a complement of 538. |
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Amiral Cecille | May 1888 | Scrapped 1919 | |
Amiral Cecille a protected cruiser which was broken up in 1919. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC015 |
Amiral Cecille A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC012 |
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Davout | October 1889 | Stricken 1910 | |
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Suchet | October 1891 | Stricken 1906 | |
A group of seamen on the Suchet in 1897 before she was sent to the Levant. |
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Pothuau | 19th September 1895 | Served in Mediterranean then West Africa in 1915. Sent to Egypt in 1916 before being given a refit. Became a training ship and taken off active in November 1927 and broken up on 25th September 1929. | |
Forbin Class Protected Cruisers View Class | |||
Forbin | 14th January 1888 | Scrapped in 1921. | |
Coetlogon | December 1888 | Stricken 1906 | |
Surcouf | October 1890 | Stricken 1921 | |
Troude Class Protected Cruisers | |||
Cosmao | August 1889 | Stricken 1922 | |
Lalande | March 1889 | Stricken 1912 | |
Troude | October 1888 | Stricken 1908 | |
Linois Class Protected Cruisers View Class | |||
Galilee | April 1896 | Stricken 1911 | |
Lavoisier | April 1897 | Stricken 1920 | |
Linois | January 1894 | Stricken 1910 | |
Alger Class Protected Cruisers View Class | |||
Alger | November 1889 | Hulked 1911 | |
Isly | June 1893 | Stricken 1914 | |
Jean Bart | November 1889 | Wrecked on the Sahara Coast 11th February 1907 | |
Friant Class Protected Cruisers | |||
Bugeaud | August 1893 | Stricken 1907 | |
Chasseloup-Laubat | April 1893 | Hulked 1911 | |
Friant | April 1893 | Stricken 1920 | |
Friant. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC006 |
Friant. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC003 |
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Descartes Class Protected Cruisers View Class | |||
Descartes | September 1894 | Stricken 1920 | |
Pascal | September 1895 | Stricken 1911 | |
D'Assas Class Protected Cruisers View Class | |||
Cassard | May 1896 | Stricken 1924 | |
D'Assas | March 1896 | Stricken 1914 | |
Du Chayla | September 1895 | Stricken 1921 | |
Catinat Class Protected Cruisers | |||
Catinant | October 1896 | Stricken 1911 | |
Protet | July 1898 | Stricken 1910 | |
D'Entrecasteaux | June 1896 | Presented to Belgium 1922 | |
Guichen | October 1897 | Stricken 1922 | |
Chateaurenault | May 1898 | Sunk by UC38 between Corfu and Taranto 14th December 1917 with very few crew | |
D'Estrees Class Protected Cruisers View Class | |||
D'Estrees | October 1897 | Stricken 1922 | |
Infernet | September 1899 | Stranded 1910 | |
Jurien De la Graviere | June 1899 | Stricken 1922 | |
Armoured Cruisers | |||
Dupuy de Lome | 27th October 1890 | Sold in 1910 to Belgium as the cargo ship Peruvier. Sold for breaking in 1920. | |
Dupuy de Lome |
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Admiral Charner Class View Class |
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Admiral Charner | 18th March 1893 | Convoy escort in 1914. Rescued Armenians from the Turks in September 1915 and occupied Castellorizo Island on 28th December. Sunk by torpedo from U21 on 8th February 1916 only one survivor. | |
Bruix | 3rd August 1894 | Served in Red Sea in 1915, took part in blockade of Greece before going into reserve in 1918. Broken up in 1920. | |
Chanzy | 24th January 1894 | After grounding herself and attempts to refloat her failed and she was wrecked on 30th May 1907. | |
Latouche-Treville | 8th October 1892 | Took damage at Gallipoli. Taken off active in June 1920, hulked 1925 and broken up in 1926. | |
POTHUAU ARMOURED CRUISER click here to view ship | |||
Pothuau | 19th September 1895 | Served in Mediterranean then West Africa in 1915. Sent to Egypt in 1916 before being given a refit. Became a training ship and taken off active in November 1927 and broken up on 25th September 1929. | |
Jeanne D'Arc | 8th June 1899 | Captured Ruad Island with the battleship Jaureguiberry in 1915 and rescued Armenians from the Turks in September 1915. Escorted convoys towards the end of the war. Taken off active in February 1933 and broken up in 1934. | |
Gueydon Class View Class |
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Dupetit-Thouars | 5th July 1901 | Served in the Channel and Atlantic she was torpedoed by U62 on 7th August 1918 while on escort duty. Most of the crew were rescued. | |
Gueydon | 20th September 1899 | Served in the Atlantic and West Indies as well as the Baltic. Was given a refit in 1923 and then used as a training ship from 1928-30. Hulked on 24th July 1935, and used for accommodation in Brest and broken up in 1942. | |
Montcalm | 27th March 1900 | Helped to captured Samoa with the Australian Squadron in 1914 and after a refit joined the 4th Cruiser Squadron in the West Indies on escort duty. Defended the Suez Canal in 1915. Taken off active in October 1926 and used for barracks she was renamed Tremintin in October 1934 before being broken up in 1943. | |
Dupleix Class View Class |
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Desaix | 21st March 1901 | Served in the Channel until December 1914 and defended the Suez Canal in 1915 with Montcalm. Rescued Armenians from the Turks in September 1915. After the was she served in the Far East. Taken off active in June 1921, broken up in 1927. | |
Dupleix | 28th April 1900 | Served in the Far East from 1910 and captured two German supply ships on 21st August 1914. Shelled Turkish town of Bodrum in May 1915. Taken off active in 1919, broken up in 1922. | |
Kleber | 20th September 1902 | Served with the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron. She became stranded off Gallipoli but was refloated 29th -31st May 1915. Collided with a British cargo ship on 7th July 1915 but was repaired. Became flagship of the 6th Squadron at Dakar. Sunk on 27th June 1917 by a mine laid by U61 at Brest with the loss of 42 crew. | |
Gloire Class View Class |
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Amiral Aube | 9th May 1902 | Taken off active in 1922 and subsequently broken up. | |
Conde | 12th March 1902 | Served in the Atlantic and took part in escort duty. She was part of the Atlantic Squadron. Taken off active in 1933 and used as a target. | |
Gloire | 27th June 1900 | Served in the Atlantic and took part in escort duty. She was part of the Atlantic Squadron. Collided with the US Liner City of Athens in May 1918 but was repaired. Taken off active in 1922 and subsequently broken up. | |
Marseillaise | 14th July 1900 | Served in the Atlantic and took part in escort duty. She was part of the Atlantic Squadron. She escorted the liner taking President Wilson back to America. Taken off active in 1929 and subsequently broken up. | |
Sully | June 1901 | Wrecked in Along bay , Indo China, 30th september 1905 all salvage attempts failed. | |
Leon Gambetta Class View Class |
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Leon Gambetta | 26th October 1901 | Sunk on 27th April 1915 by torpedoes from U5. Only 137 crew survived. | |
Jules Ferry | 23rd August 1903 | Taken off active in 1927 and subsequently broken up. | |
Victor Hugo | 30th March 1904 | Escorted Jean Bart to Malta in 1916. Helped to move the Serbian army from Corfu to Bizerta. Taken off active in January 1928 and broken up in November 1930. | |
Jules Michelet | 31st August 1905 | Part of the 1st Light Division. Served in the Mediterranean and helped to move the Serbian army from Corfu to Bizerta. Taken off active in 1931 and used as a target. | |
Ernest Renan | April 1906 | Stricken 1931 | |
Edgar Quinet Class View Class |
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Edgar Quinet | 21st September 1907 | Part of the 1st Light Division which patrolled Otranto Straits. While in the Mediterranean she rescued 1200 people from Smyrna in 1922. Used as a training ship from 1925-27, she grounded herself on 4th January 1930 and sank on 9th. | |
Waldeck-Rousseau | 4th March 1908 | Survived attacks by U-boats of the Austrian navy in November 1914. Served in the Aegean and Ionian Sea before transferring to the Black Sea in 1919-20 where she helped evacuate General Wrangel's troops. She ended the war as flagship of the Far East. Taken off active in June 1936 and broken up between 1941-44. | |
Ships Given to France as part of War Reparations from German & Austrian Navies |
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Colmar | See Kolberg | Transferred to France from the German Navy (Kolberg) after the war on 28th April 1920 she was broken up in 1929. | |
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Mulhouse | See Stralsund | Transferred to France from the German Navy (Stralsund) after the war on 3rd August 1920. Refitted in 1925 but was put in reserve until she was broken up in 1935. | |
Mulhouse. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC186 |
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Mulhouse. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC142 |
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Strasbourg | See Regensberg | Transferred to France from the German Navy (Regensberg) after the war on 4th June 1920. She saw service until 1936 after being refitted in 1925. Hulked in 1944. | |
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Metz | See K?igsberg | Transferred to France from the German Navy (K?igsberg) after the war on 20th July 1920 she served with the French Navy until 1933 and was broken up three years later. | |
Metz (Ex Konigsberg). A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC144 |
Metz. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC145 |
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Metz. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFC187 |
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Thionville | See Novara | Transferred to France from the Austrian Navy (Novara) after the war in 1920. She was refitted in 1921 and served as a torpedo training ship in the Mediterranean. Broken up in 1941. | |
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Cruisers built after 1922 |
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Duguay Trouin Class View Class | |||
Duguay Trouin | 14th August 1923 | Scrapped on 29th March 1952. | |
Lamotte-Picquet | 21st March 1924 | Sunk on 12th January 1945. | |
Primaguet | 21st May 1924 | Forced onto the beaches of North Africa after severe damage on 8th November 1942. | |
Duquesne Class View Class | |||
Duquesne | 17th December 1925 | Scrapped in July 1955. | |
Tourville | 24th August 1926 | Scrapped in March 1962. | |
Suffren Class View Class | |||
Suffren | 3rd May 1927 | Scrapped in 1974. | |
Colbert | 20th April 1928 | Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. | |
Foch | 24th April 1929 | Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. Raised in 1943 but scrapped immediately afterwards. | |
Dupleix | 9th October 1930 | Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. Raised in 1943 but was later heavily damaged by Allied bombing. | |
Pluton | 10th April 1929 | Became a training cruiser and renamed La Tour d'Auvergne. Lost after a mine exploded on 13th September 1939. | |
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Jeanne D'Arc | 14th February 1930 | Scrapped 1966. | |
Alg?ie | 21st May 1932 | Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. Raised on 18th March 1943 but scrapped immediately afterwards. | |
?ile Bertin | 9th May 1933 | Scrapped in October 1959. | |
La Galissonni?e Class View Class | |||
La Galissonni?e | 18th November 1933 | Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. Raised by the Italian Navy in 1943 but sunk again in August 1944 before she was ready. | |
Jean de Vienne | 31st July 1935 | Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. Raised by the Italian Navy in 1943 but sunk again in November 1943 before she was ready. | |
Marseillaise | 17th July 1935 | Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. | |
Gloire | 28th September 1935 | Sold for scrapping in January 1958. | |
Montcalm | 26th October 1935 | Scrapped in 1970. | |
Georges Leygues | 24th March 1936 | Sold for scrapping in November 1959. | |
Ex Italian Attilio Regolo Class | |||
Chateaurenault (D606) (ex Attilio Regolo) | Acquired 1948 | Stricken 1962 | |
Guichen (D607) (ex Scipione Africano) | Acquired 1948 | Stricken 1961 | |
Ex Italian Attilio Regolo Class Cruiser Guichen. Photograph from Jean Gillet |
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De Grasse | 11th September 1946 | Broken Up 1976 | |
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Colbert | 24th March 1956 | Stricken 1991 | |
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The French Transport. Eure. photograph taken between 1889 and 1900 probably photographed after the French Antarctic Expeditions which it took part in. |
A French cruiser in 1902. |
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