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Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861-65
CONTENTS
ANGUS KOHSTAM h.lI. Irom tIM! Orllney I.l.n...
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Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861-65
CONTENTS
ANGUS KOHSTAM h.lI. Irom tIM! Orllney I.l.nds .nd I. Ihe author of over 15 book., m.ny 01 which ar. publl.hed by ~y. Hi. other maritime tit}n indude Eilla 87: Pi""e. f660-'730, Elite 89: 8uIi&le sale .... reptOOM ot studY. as pront'IIl'ed _ "" Copyng/ll DeIigns rod
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T of il11po"ing lortifiClllon,. Allhough Ihe fonification' at hl.mel :"\0. 10 and Fon Pill()\1 \Il'r" r.lpwred h\ Olht'r IIlt·'Ill". l'nioTl \\OOdell gunooab haelthl'ir ch;lllre lor glon ill t\\O bOlttk" ,It Furt Pillu\, ,lilt! .\1l'lllphil>' In the'l' \1\0 CllgagCllll'J1b the COUll'e1I'I,Il!" R;\t:r Dcfcn ..e Fk-cl \\';IS ckr;lll;llt:d, ~U1d onh Ihe gUll' of VichhuIV; pn'\I'IlIt:d Ihe entire rher falling into l'nion hands, [H'1l tht'lI, COllft:I!t'lall' llil\al unit.!> 011 Illl:' \';1100 Ri\t'r (,I\l'l'd;t ncarcolhlp~c of II Ie UllllHl n~l\itll'lTllrt hd(lre lhe cit\ of\'irk,lnlrg: It'll to Gc11"I~lll;I"l1lt in.llll\ IHli:\, \\'111'11 I'ort Ilud'Oll fell it \\('t'\.. tiler. the cmirc ~ti,~i.,.,ippi ];1\ ill Uniol1 h;tmk ami d(J/t:n~ ot \\OO(ll'll g:unhoith p,ttrolkd Ihl' hard,woll W,l1er, Control of tlihlllarie, ,11th ii' Ihl' Cnrnht..-bnc\ :llId Il'lllle"l'l' RiH'r' l'l)\lllt:d th,tl Union /{llllho,u,. U,ul"pon .., alld ~llpph ho,t'" could \1,;\\'('1 ullimpeded illlo !L'111I1"M'I'. Kctltuck\', J\li"i"isippi. ,tnd Ilppt:r ,\Iab,tlll:l. Fllrther Il) Ihl' \\I'~I, Conll'd"I';\tc tortl'~ ()pl'I,lled ('II tht' Rl·d Ri\el', and a ClIllp,dg'11 Ihen' would cuhnill:lIl' in a Illltllilialing: ICtt!:'al by llie Union, iUld \\oldd ensure thaI Conkdeml" I't'~i~t,tllft, in Arkan~a~ and 1l0rth\TIl l.olli'i:tll,1 would continuc until tht: l,t1(1 of tht: 11'
lIIu/ pm/",,/\ urlll('(/ (111(1 (,(IIII/I/Ntl [01 tllflt }I'Il'lff' ••• II H o/7lnr(1 11'(11 IIII' wb)"1 l~ l1'[fTTI'd 10 (;""n"fl/ .\lrClI'I/(lII. 1ional commander .I..,ll'd fOT RuclH:er,\ n'mo\';.,!. due IU the complainL' 01 IOGtl bliSiIK"'lllt"1l IIMI Iw \\,1\ nUl di\p\;l\;n~ ('I!Hugh I,lr~t.......' o(· \\ilh naval CUIlII-;:ICL\. TIll" ("IMhk RodHl"" \\.l\ dllh .....·nl 1l;ld. (';1.'1. .\\ LOlli~\ille. Plwlp~ \IIl.l~kd In cOlllpll'h' llw ~lIllbO.II", Phdp' c0ll1pl.lil\l~1 -,het t" j., 110 p.lInl lor tilt' IXhlL,,- ,l1Id qll("liul\t'd Ihl' CJII,llil\ 01111(' rin'lllu'll hif("(! hI hi.. C()I1(·'I~lll'''' Fin"lh. lhl' riH.'1 nN: l'llllug-h for lhl' Ihn:,(:, g:unboilL' 10 cnntillllt' nn 10 (:;,iro, \1111'1"(' lhei! g:1I11' ,lIId ~lOre~ I\ailed 10! thelll Ull lht." qll,il..,ide. nil' Ino cun,tltlll('d tilt' Ollh rin'r ddl'llW' al,lilahk to thl.' l'ninll, ,lIId Il('n' dlth pill to lUll\" hI lht, ,\mll, \\11ilo: Iht'l I\('re newt'li hI ;-':an 1)('l,->(JIllld, lhl'l (alld ,Ill IIlhel l'nioll ri\ t'r g-uJlboa~) Gillie llndt'l Ann\ {I)lllrol. nit, 1111'1 11\ IlilLl Wtlllid onh he 1rall,ft'lTe.:IIII.."OI/ ,md '){rrl\l'n· 1''''led \lith :{("POIllUIt... rille, hI LIlt· IH()2 (twu ,llld Ihn't' Inpl'clIH'h) hUI Ihe
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(:.t"II'I/01!'1 1\,1" not "illlilarh 1l1l-g"1II1rll'd. Tht' dkctiH'!W"" or rifled J.:"lln~ .llfolill"t "holl' po"ilion" hild IX't'n c1l'l11oll"tralC-'d 011 both Ihe i\1i~~i~sippi ,Hid Ihe LI:>leru M:'illxMrd, "u Ihi" It·-('qllippillJ.:" rdll,rtl'd;t {h.HIKe in tht' perct'iH'tl mit:- 01 tht' /o{llI1ho,II'" fmm \t.·,.'~eb dl'\iJ.{lIt'd 10 fiJ.{hl Ulht'! ".lr"llIp" In Ollt" {illMhlt' 01 "lIppn.",,,ing" fire' Irolll ( ..onft'dt·l~lIt' "hon: po"itiun"
The Rams
In IXol Ch.lrk., Ri\t·,.., 1:.111'1. Jr.. \\.1' .1 li\il t'1lg-inn'l \Iilh t"lx'rit'nct' in the building" or hridKt" ilnd danh. Dtlling: Iltt' (.Iilllt"!!! \\.Ir (IXjl-j6). he Ir.l\dt·d In Ru . . ,. i.1 a~ an ol)';;t·Jl,t,t. .Uld had bt.'collle com ill{t'd Ih.ll Ihe It·d b\ the 11,lr"lllp' 01 allliCluil\ nmld 1)(' .leI.lplt'd. B\ 1I,i1lK 'tt'.lIll POllt'I, il dt,t'IllI.'r1un'lIi,;,bk, ;111
.taunch advocat. of the wooden rllm. and hi. f1otill. 01 "ElI.t rllm." helped tum the tid. of
the war on tlMo
Mi$$issippl
.. the B.ttle 01 M ....ptl.. in June 1862.
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Rjy.r. He was mortally WOllnded
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TIM "'te-war ram USS
~~10l"
photographed moored to a
ri¥etbank on the Mlululppl In .... 18&-4. She f<X>ght tn. CSS Webb when lhe Conf'O'... I. ram made a daah from the Red Rlv.r down the Mlululppl In April lMS. (US Navy}
comp1t'lioll lht·\ werc lran~rt'rrl'd to tltt' t'\;l\}- Thl' lil...t of thc't.· to ellter ~(·",,'i("t., "~Ile dO/em uf flal-bottomed rh-er stl'ameN \\('I"e purcha~cd and cOl\\erted into \\l'lIger ferries). Tu prott.'cllhl'lII hom CllCIII\ '1Il,lll arm.. l"ire frnm the shore, tlwsc \essch wert: lighlh ....lIIon..·d with thin 1111'1,11 "hcctillg. Thb
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WI\'t' ri'l' 10 1111: I\;Ulll: "lillclad," FromJlll1l' 19. IH{i;~ (j1l~1 hefore lll..:
The Union tlmberc:lad gunboata USS U . -ington .nd USS ~ler enpging Confede,..t. ahof'e
batteril.. et ColumtHn, Kentuo::k)'. In January 18&2. The.......11 but power1ul "'....1. prob'bly ..w more HNk:. t"-n 'n)' oth... gunboat. In the Weat.m The'ter.
The USS O4Il1Chit, "". . Ih. I,rg•• t 'nd beat_armed Uncl'd
gunboat on th. Mississippi. c,rrylnll almo.t 40 gun., Including five 30-pounder P,rrott rill... She p.rtlclpated In the c:apture of the Conl.derat. Ironclad CSS Missouri on the Red RI",er In June 1865.
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apart
frol!1 Ihe IWO bfgc'l \c,!>..:b. lh('~..: til1r1ad" I\'('fe
She carrit'd ,Ill \l1ll1'IMlh hr,lv\ ;\1 manWll1 or IWO 8-inch ,month b(lrt'~ ill her how, wilh IWO l11un: on cdch bruad,ide. TIl(' l!S~ ,\Iflrlll/Jw (No.~) 11,1~ a more t\viraltindad. SIlt' w;:." built in \Ionollg'ahda, 1't.'lln,,\lmni,l, 11lt.'11 'old tu lhe ;\Jit'''' Depanlllt'IH in ScptClI1bCl IH(i~, Shc \IOIS I:):) lectl011g' and di~placed ~07 tull\. I ieI' twin engine\ ,mel hoilt-r~ pO\I'('!"i'd a '1I'l"I1wlH'd ,11"1 Wil~ capahle ot propt'llillg til(' ,hip ill jll'l \Il1dt.'1 7 \...noh. Sire \\~l' armed willi IWo 14-polllldl'r imd t\\"o 12-pt)1111l!cr ri!lt,~ arnl11f.\"t'(! ill hroadsides ill Ilcr tinctad caSt.'lllillt.', ahhllllg-h flllir mOl"(' ~4"POlllldl'r\ lITre ;ullkel ill 111id-IHIH, She ('nll'red service in 0('1ohl'l lHtj~, amI piinicipalL"d in L"xpcditiull" up lhe '1':1100 J.ud Whill' Rivet"\ (!llrillg a di'lillg-lIi,IH'el wanil11e career, I\hicll ;11'0 invoh"t.'d allack" on the eldc11'e, or Virhhllrg- and Fort II indrnan. All in "II lhe"t' tilH,:I,ld Ihel gllnhoaL" were ll11gainl\, ,,10\\ and llnprl'po~~t'~"ing-, hill wilhout them the Lnion wOllld 11('\. or tOrl\elled \l(e,lIl-goilll{ 'lealller,. A !lccl of [0 WOOell'Il \,,"....hip, (inch Idill~ lhrec 11Ig:~) "a... n:;\(h 10 C011le~1 Ihe :ltIack on lht: ddt:ll,n ht:low Nt,\\, Orkarh hr C011l1ll0dort' David (;. Fan';:lglll\ \\blcf1\ Gull Blodadilll{ Sqll;\d1lJll lin April :24. IH(i~. In additioll, IWO ironclad .. W("I"I' ;\vail;lb1t:, ;\[lhol1/o\"11 011 of New Orlcan~. Polilicght Into
Conf~rIlte . .rvlee
iro 1881. Sh4 09"rIltlld In tlMo
MJ. .lulppl Deltl
until
hef'
IIVII,
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it
would dtfmd til,.
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deetructlon .t tlMo Battle of
N_ Orle_ne In April Hle2.
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The River Defense Fleet Initialh. a llllMll nOlilla. con..i'ling: nl liw gUlIlJ(),lb Ut'lIIpton. C"'tU'ml Polk. POII/rhar/min ilnd .\l""I"1'JHH, \\,I~ ,1\~lil,lbl(' for ~nice and \\'i~~ippi Rivcl', fmm Cairo. 11lilloi~, tu the Gulf of i\kxico. Thi" could not be achieved by n;mlllorn'" ;.IOlH',:h troop~ hartlO St'i/t' and hold lhe kl') poil1ls along the rivct". thell usc lhc,t' \ill''' to lautlch alt:tr"-s which would dlive the Confedf't ,IS f.lf Ilonh as ~Iillneapoli'i, ~linnc'iOla, and I)imbllrgh. Pt'llTl'ilh'lIlia. \Iith thri\ing mad.. eLS dO\\llSlream. The ~Ii'i~.ouri Riler hranclH:d wt',,'ward.. through l\..... n ...lS. "hile oth~r tribUL.lri~~ cOH:r~d much of th~ Southern states which bordered the great ri\~r. Within da\~ of Ill(' ~uce.ssion of Tt"nnesse~. Arkansas, :\li~i~sippi. ,md Loui~i,lIIa. ilCCt:"·>.~ 'Iolllh of the Kentud" state line was d~l\ied to th~ ~orthern ~t.lle... ,md th~ thrhing river trade was brought to an abnlpt ~t:llld~till. In theon. thio; meant there should ha'~ b~en a rich pool 01 l·'I)(:ric.'nced riH.'rmen for both sides to recnlit from. In practice. this ,,,as far from the: G!Se, At first, the cre,,'S of both ~irll''1 \\t'rc a ..trange mixture of ri\(~nnen, 'SOldie~. ci,ilian ,·oIlIlllcen.. lind PIUfl'~sional "'Iilor... RiH~r pilo~ '\I.:rc at a premium. and v.hile lJlall\ had an imim;lll' kno\,lt:dgc ofponions of the rl"cr network, fcv. "IW" more than a limited stretch of the ri"er. The~ men 'Ier~ im.tlu,lble. and if captured, financial incenthe
".
Union offic.... phot09"'phed wtli'-' off duty. The offlctH" (The
Ship" IMstetlln the "ent., is shown c.rrying • tIIoInl;ng rine .nd K"omp8ft1ed by two ttunti"" dogs. Hunting .iong the she,.. w••• popul8r KtMty
wnen
the
opportunity Pl"eMnttKI 1t. .I1,
Ordnance
Th no ll-pical annatl1('nt for a \Ii'isi..sippi RiH'r j.1;utlbo;1l during Ihe war, "'hilt, rnatl\ l\t'rt' ;1f111t'd 11·;,11 I.trJ.:t" \moothbore \\eill}(Jl1' ,udl a" 24-polllldel' ,111l1 ~~2-PIHIlldt'I", rifled gUII~ were aho \\ideh U'>el!. ,I'> \\el t' \l11all howirtt'!"', Occasioll;llh. '0111(' gunlMhI.... carried brger pin't". ' I I ( h as tht· 1:~O-p()lllHkr fitit-. ill IH E", Ihl' LIS ~;t\'\ had ,ldOplt'd lhl' ::l2-pOllndt'r .,l11oolhhort' ,I'> it .. ~Ialldanl A"llll IIp'', dt"ig:nt'd 10 all~l11enl lar~l'r "~1lt'1l" HUll' (61-pOIh range ami aCCUl'IC\. Ahhough r.lrel\, ~eel1 on the ~Ii~~i~~ippi Rh·er unless carried OIl tile IKc,ln-going \\,u-ships oflhe regular ~.l\'\. Dahlgren pieces exerted lheir 0\\ n influence mcr other. earlier forlll~ of urdn.mcc. ~l;llldani long guns (comclltiOltal ~l1loothbore piece:.) ,\cre ad'lpled to fin' ~hdl a, wdl a~ '\Olid shOl. 'lI1d.1 h.mdful ofhi~ 8-inch and 32-pounder gunippi gunboats wa~ the 130-pounder. conlt'rted from a 61-pounder ..mOOlhbon:.•md cilnied on II\(' woodcn ram ( \\fbb. In general, mosl Confeder;:ne rin(.'(1 pieces were JoIIllC" ril1t:~. "hile lhe Cllion had a plcllliful ~upph of the more efficiclli Parrott picccs. and these were widell used in the ri\er flee!. Roben P. I>anoll Ildd ililruduccLl his O\\ll dl'si~lI of iron lilled ordnance for na\'al ~en;c(' in 1861. Till' 20-pounder ll1uoth bort: ~hot or :.hcll. at k.bt again'l ull,lnIlOr{'d laq:::eL". B\' conu,l'Il. rifled guns 1ll0lmterl in lonillc;uioll' could hit and penell"lt;: lhe ironclad neet med b\ lilt.· l'nion on tl\l' ~Ii,~issipp;. and could disable a I\()()dell gunboal at long nlllKt: wilh it ~illl{k ~hot. The followi ng li~1 COlltains MIllIC of tlIt: more CI)llllllOll gUll.'> mounted on II'()0den gunhoat); 01 IXllh s;{k's which 0lwrall:d on till' J\1ississippi River and it.'> triblltaril'~. In lact. ~1lc11 a wick l tl~ltally 75-85 percem 01 the nmge for ~olid shot projeCliles.
Smoothbore Gun
80"
20
12,pOlllldl'r (IRII p.lllerll) :?-I-llIllllult'r (IMI1 IMllern) 32-pllll1\(1I-1 (1M-II l),llll'm) H-inch ( :Ollllllhi;ld) ~I-Ill(h (1).lhlgn·ll)
I-v.. in :'l}( in 6)(, in 8 in 9 in
GUll m?igllt
1.757 6.240 6,832 9,210 9.000
pounds pounds pounds pound.. pounds
GIIII Ltmgt1l
umstrudioll
in 6in
Bronte Brolltl' Bron/(' 11'011 Iron
lOft ;ud
(UOll:MIIO:> t,J0II1lIY! ·...lj.lelllM
UIl~'''I'' '.. nO.l.1~tlI>P p·".I.lpl'UO." "l'\\ 1';)11' ...111 J! 'pUI' :>.1011" lIO pur 'tl.lp
~I _ P I!.q Plno:> l'I4M 01 lH'Uyuo:> 411_n ~8M t.llll'dal
\lll'
tlO p'''hod ;)lj p[1l()\\ '.lUIU.l' p,lIIll\, '1I1~!U '''111 .101 :>P!,.8uop' .I00W
tl ... lp
''tUL'q .I..)JL,!> .lljl J'lXllp PIIIVI\ l,)SI'q .10 lIlU"!.ucll JO!~lll )0 \pu."pu;KI."I)ll!
~upl~",d(J "II'()qUI1~ 'II'~I "'''II'tJI'p U,"l1\\ ',"llU .".1."'1 :} 'lu;)ull-n:d"G \.\1''\ ,)H~I')P,lluo:) ,1111 \q p'''lluoddl' .I:J.)!l!0 1I'\lW Illl' 01 lOll 'JJpUI:U1UIUJ l:ll1101I II-\\U .lIJtjl (n .uU\'I}iJlIl: J!JlIl p.ll\O ~l!lll\ -hJlIl ·1.JJlP III ·\.\I'~ ~JIl~I,"P;lJlIO:) .II'I".lb.l ,lIP 10 \I!.I01IHH' ,"lJl ,"P!''1I\O P~IWI;)(lo ~].J"-~',lp!" l[log ·\.\I:N
S,l
,"1[11° ';'1ll:l1ll;)1;J I.H[1lJ [[I: "I'
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;JIll 111':lllJ!\ II! p,lll'l,ldo ,).l.lll ~p"~').\ ,.JS,llp ',n:,\\ .JIll JO pu.) ,Jl[l 1\1 ""l.l.ll!
."0, tlw COl1fl'dl'l~lIt" h.ld tol\ed £101111 tht.' unfinished ironclad LouuililUl and moored her a, a Iloaling hallc.·n. The small ironclad mill c:.")~ .\ImmwH and ,I lIolil1,1 01 10 \\oockn gunboaLS 100J,., lip positions upti\'l.::r lrom lilt.· forb, O\l'mll COIIIIII.lIlCl of bOlh ~hore and na"ll defe!l'>cs W;L' gi\t.'l1 10 Gult in onler to
hit
the
enemy vessel.
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An e,rla' repre••n..1Jon 01
Commodore Farragut" Union fleet forcing I.. way pa.t the
tol1. below New Or'e.n. on April 24, tSe2. In the bottom ri"hl
comer. , number 01 Conlederate lIunbo.11 a.. shown supporting
the attack 01 the Ironclad rllm CSS Man....n.
34
1',I(nl with ;llll1ihi1.lIioll, ~1\ull~ornl"n \"i'hdrew tht, relll;lincicr orhi~ he \10\\ f,Kt.'d lilt' l'lllin' L' lliUl L ri, l'r il tIl\( 1.td in Iht' 1I,I1t'r hI this time, <md Ihl' Mmwrrll headed "lI"aight for Iwr. rJw (~f"/U'1'(11 '\lIIIIIn~1{'('I{'d IIll thl' .\I(marrh, hill the L1nion ram ~Iipped pa~1 the t\lO (d:Jlllcdel,lll' \ L">"l'l~, ,'Ild I hl' 'IImln- and !JmUI"t']!fII1/ lollillt-d, 1II'lpll-"'. the Ikflll»'1!ttrr!ll;l' Iill'd UII h\ tlu' illllidad &1,/on, and h('1 hllikrll
USS", UMed Siaies ShiP NAME
TYPE
TIMBERCLADS
...........
USST~
_,
COMMISSIONED
SERVED
DISPLACEMENT
June 1861
MISSISSIppl and Teooessee AIYers
420 Ions
ussConest~
SidewheeI gunboal
August 1861
MlS$I$Slppl Ravet
572 Ions
USS le.oongton
Sodewheel gunboal
AugUSI 1861
MlSSl$5IpppI RIVel'
362'~
USSAveng.w
StOewheel gunboat
FebnJary 1864
MlssIsslppl RIVel'
410 Ions
RAMS War Dep.rtment {Elletl R.ml
USS Mmgo USSMcroMrh
Sternwheel ram
Apn11862
MISSISSIppi RIVel'
SldewheeI ram
Apnl 1862
MISSISSIppi AI-..
228 tons 406 tons
USS l.ancBsllY
SIOewheel ram
May 1862
MlSSISSIppI AI-..
375 tons
USS Lioness USS ~ of the West
Slernwheel ram
MISSISSIppi RIver
198 tons
........... rnm
May-.!862 May 1862
MISSlSSlppl RIVer
«lE
Sidewheel ram Sternwheel ram
May 1862 May 1862
M<SSISSlppl River
519 Ions
Ml$$lSSlppl River
230 Ions
USS 5W1uerland USSSampson
,~
~
Other Rami USS VIndicator
Sldewheel ram
May 1864
MISSISSIPpi and Red Rivers
750 Ions
USS Avenget'
Sldewheel ram
February 1864
MIsSIssiPpi River
410 Ions
USS SnlMnt (No. 18)
Sternwheeler
Augusl 1862
Mississippi River
227 Ions
USS Gtm&ral Pillow (No. 20)
Sidewh~er
August 1862
Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers
38 Ions
USS Fairplay (No. 17) USS 51 Clair (No. 19)
Sidewheeler
Seplember 1862
Stern wheeler
September 1862
OhiO and Cumberland Rivers MIssIssippi River
203 Ions
USS Marmors (No.2)
Sidewheeler
October 1862
MiSSISSippi River
207 Ions
USS S,gnal (No.8)
Slernwheeler S,dewheeler
Oclober 1862
Mississippi and YalOO Rlv~
190 tons
December 1862
Misslsslppi River (flagship)
902 tons
Sternwheeler
December 1862
Mississippi River
Sternwheeler
December 1862
MISSISSippi River
260 Ions 137 tons
Sternwheeler
December 1862
MISSISSippi River
157 tons
Sternwheeler
-,,., -,,., -,,.,
MISSISSIppi and While RIVtlf1;
157 tons
MiSSISSIppi RIVer
165 tons
TINCLADS
USS Slack Haw/
Ii
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"
I",
",,~,
•. " " , ....... ~, .. I.. , ..,n I ,,1I1I..t., ,~. ,.., " . " " IT
f_"._.''''h" .......
I~'I-_
I•. ,1',;, .. I...,,,· >0 , "
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