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1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Regardless of the strict training and discipline nobody seems to have nothing but good to say of the place. 1967 - John Jones.
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1967 - HMS London. More like this Course Class Senior Services Royal Navy Dads Suit Photos Blue Pictures Fathers HMS Raleigh new entries, with instructor CPO Smeeth (1962) G Grey Funnel Line (GFL) Course/Class Photos Back Row Front Row 1969 - Dennis Alderson, Ted Palfrey, Gordon Laws founder members of the RNCCA. I got out the Tilley and looked around thinking Its not a bad place by the look of it. Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom '
aside1 {width: 220px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: right;text-align:center;} I had passed for PO but eager to begin a new life in Civvy Street left before promotion came through. Ships - In which we served. to think of the days we had to climb that (by order) HSE would have a fit today. One of the tasks they had to do was climb the fearsome 150ft mast, with no safety nets or harnesses.The naval base is long gone but the mast is still there. Brian Hanney. View Gallery. Still, I was close. [1] Very fond memories but what a shame its in such a state. HMS Ganges Days. HMS Ganges Museum Name/Title Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges About this object Photographs of various ceremonial aspects of HMS Ganges, including mast manning, in a Pictorial Tribute leaflet from Bernards of Harwich who were Naval tailors. A long way to fall, even with a safety net. Richard Firmin LSA Served from 1967 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges Richard Dunn CMEM (M) Served from 1972 - 1987 Served in HMS Ganges Tony Hayden RO1 (T) Served from 1970 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges Peter Ohara MT2 Served from 1965 - 2021 Served in HMS Ganges Peter Cook Ganges moulded your character for life and prepared you to face anything the world threw at you. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Seamanship, knots & awful uniform was not my thing or the rigours of Shotley Routine, doubling up and down Faith, Hope and Charity, Laundry Hill or the Long Covered Way. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1
there were decent ppl at ganges sure, but the sado-nutter was there too and did not fit with the new 1960s generation. HMS Ganges Memorabilia Nicks Sep 3, 2006 1 2 Next N Nicks MIA Sep 3, 2006 #1 I recently purchased an HMS Ganges Candelabra at a car boot sale near to me in Littlehampton and on the base is enscribed; Presented By Inst Cdr H.C. Malkin, Lt Cdr J.A.F. Bob Garnam was the Petty Officer in charge of our hut along with Mechanician Grigsby (from Liverpool). If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. My worst and best memories were of the pool. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. Cant say I enjoyed my time there very much except when involved in technical studies, workshops and working on the aircraft located near the assault course. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. He was a member of a Commonwealth armed force who died between the qualifying dates of 04.08.14 to 31.08.21 whilst in service. 3rd Bn. The first HMS Ganges was a 74-gun ship, originally named Bengal, built by the East India Company, informally known as John Company, on the Thames and presented to the British Government in 1779. Hardest six weeks ever but set my standards of life.Will never forget how proud we were when we passed out of there. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. joined a cold Feb 65 Duncan 12.. still remember thinking what old salts the junior leaders were compared to us new boys ,(all of 16) but what power,I can still hear them bellowing out Eft (left) Iht (right) . The HMS Ganges shore establisment I served on was for boy sailors aged 15, This was based at shotley gate Suffolk, not far from Ipswich and Felixstowe closed in the 70's when school leaving aged was raised to 16. In 1927 HMS Ganges was sold out of service on 31st August 1929 and broken up the following year. A real shame to see the site in such a bad state, especially knowing how it used to be They were brilliant to us and always very fair. Recommended Internet Browsers: FIREFOX, SAFARI and GOOGLE CHROME. Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr Was there a naval hospital at or near HMS Ganges? 1966 - Disposition of British Forces. Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. 1968 - Alan Davis. 433 sentences with 'flag captain'. Sorry all, should have said Suffolk, not Essex. I had been warned what to expect, my father was a Petty Officer who had joined the Royal Navy in 1942 and was still serving aboard HMS Hermes, the day I joined, I was 15 years and 10 weeks old exactly. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. i jioned hms st vincent as boy 380 entry january 1961 my mate jioned hms ganges on the same day his name was john wileman from west yorkshire after doing 12yrs he emigrated to australia where sadly he passed away 14yrs ago we had many happy times talking about our time as nozzers great days wish we could relive it, joined ganges 12 sept 1966 77 recruitment duncan 11 mess instructors cpo bowen and po snoxell wow what a state its in now spent hours polishing the mess deck with a shoe brush now its all in the skip! dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. 5th Bde. I was in Blake Division and remember some names, Ross Allen and Nigel Smith. They started as Boy II, then progressed to Boy I after training. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. June 1962 Feb 1963, I managed to change branches with my father help (he wanted me to have a trade, thanks Dad), (who is no longer with us) to EM and left Ganges early to start training at HMS Collingwood I was still 15 when I got to Collingwood, and I even got my fag stamps under age. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. which we used to read for instructions (You could actually stand below the light and You are using an out of date browser. 1968 - FO2FEF Staff. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE. Coy. It closed in 1998 or something. HMS GANGES Parents Day 1968 Brochure Always_a_Civvy Sep 15, 2006 A Always_a_Civvy ADC Sep 15, 2006 #1 This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. sticking up like one giant finger.Ganges was an experience that will never leave me, a love hate relationship, Started out in Anson 20 mess, back classed through illness and ended up in Grenville 23 mess.Greatest achievement of my life was getting my branch badge after thirteen months I think that I had earned it. not that Im biased you understand!!! read by the sound it made especially when it was raining !) Is he listed in the CWGC Roll or does he just have a CWGC style Headstone?? HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. I went into the old hospital to poke my nose, and then it was going to rack n ruin then, recall an old polio iron lung. Family ww1 research. Class 291. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). face book me. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1968 - Tom Stewart (bottom left). At the start of 2006 the site was subject to a controversial planning war some developers want to build a ton of homes etc on the site, but locals dont want that. This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. 1968 - Going on leave. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. It was not the best place in the world to be as a 15 year old but my God it made men out Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration. 1967 - 3/O Sally Skelton. U.S. 1966 - Graham Lloyd. Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. Your email address will not be published. In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! 1967 - HMS Naiad Comms Dept. Joined May 24th, 1966, 84 recruitment, was in Keppel 1 mess,received the cuts twice,very painful,used to sit on the button as often as I could what views, of all the time spent in the mob and places visited Ganges still holds the fondest memories,I later served on HMS Zest @ Euryalus, Joined Ganges October 25 1965 Collingwood 44 Mess. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq '
June 4th 1962 is a day I will never forget, I was driven into the Annexe at HMS Ganges in an old blue Tilly, with 3 other lads after a train journey from Darkest Devon. I climbed the mast many times and vividly remember being button boy on a couple of occasions at 142 feet holding onto the lightning conductor. Sign up for an eHive account to start cataloguing and sharing your collection online. The swimming pool was a nightmare as I was a backward swimmer and hated the PTIs and their poles with a vengence, left there and joined HMS Venus. View Gallery. Still scary though. His service number indicates enlistment in 1920, so won't have been in the Navy for very long at all. I have it saved as a PDF file. Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. 1968 - Mixing the Christmas Pudding. Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. e.g. It must have been due to a bad cold coming on and I recall being made to gargle from a jug of disinfectant every morning, overseen by a nurse in stiffly starched uniform. Description of PhotographThis is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a 354553862141 Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Was at Ganges on 12th Dec 2009 looking through the gates at history disapearing before my eyes that parade ground you could eat your dinner off it, now its covered in strubs trees etc,The last time we were there was 1966 drake 40 that was the hut next to the mast, that is now almost beyond repair. No classes for about two weeks but plenty of skivvying. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom '
1968 - Ready for Rounds. Our DO was Lieutenant Commander James. 1966 - Geoff Cook. started off in the annexe in dreadnought mess and ironicly my last sub before leaving mob was dreanouht, joined ganges 12 sept 1966 77 recruitment duncan 11 mess instructors cpo bowen and po snoxell wow what a state its in now spent hours polishing the mess deck with a shoe brush now its all in the skip! Great memories and sad to see it now. I think my most strident memory was sitting in the Gymnasium in late December 1971 with all the other nozzers staring up at the Kipling poem and waiting for the bus to take me to Ipswich railway station for the trip home for Christmas. Visited HMS Ganges site in November 2009. I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) #wrapper {width:900px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; } Like all young sailors I used to look at the Chiefs & Petty Officers and think I will never get there doomed to be a AB for 12 years. Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 30 September 1909 - Launch of HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century, the sole ship of her class. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Being on 'active service' has nothing to do with his CWGC commemoration. Thank you Ganges for all the memories. FOR SALE! Did 14 weeks of basic Police Training and loved every minute, probably why im still in job 21 years later Like lots of others, dreaded the pool!! This gallery has been set up as a home for images that have not so far been added to the Museums Official Website https://www.hmsgangesmuseum.com/ View Gallery.
1968 - Alan Murchie. I was a baby stoker in Grenville 1966/1967 86 recruitment, very sad to see these photographs, I am Scottish and always meant to visit the place again, great memories of a great time in my life, thanks for reminding me yet again, once a Ganges boy but still a ganges boy Thankyou. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. That year over 1000 boys went down with Asian Flu. Went back again in 1976 just after the flag was lowered for the last time, place still intact at that point, gates locked with security staff on duty. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada '
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For further information see our copyright claims page. I never realised that I looked so young! Ganges in 1906. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. On entry, these boys were 15 years of age. Never had enough food..always hungry. I remember too well a suicide and several attempts plus those who went over the wall only to be rewarded on their apprehension with the cuts over a backless chair. View Gallery. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. There is some excellent footage of Ganges, albeit WWII era in one of Roland Smith's splendid Episodes of the Royal Navy videos (Part 3, Close up for action stations). Left 18 years later as a CPO GI. Only a crown for the button boy!He should have been goven a bloody knighthood! Gerry Crease. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. HMS Ganges was the shore training establishment for boy entrants. I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. 1967 - Margaret Taylor. h4 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} What a turn of fate. Slops are available from the following outlets. In one room were some educational posters on one wall. I was never so fit, but wernt we always so hungry, does any one remember cake sandwiches on a Sunday, You used to put a slab of cake between two slices of bread to make more of it and to help fill you up. I remember manning the gates at weekends and then off down to the Marina to drink the night away before back back on camp for breakfast. How many do you still remember. 1967 - David Burwood. Rugby union. 15yrs old and no hair. How right you are, your picture made me go weak at the knees, I only made it to the second yardarm and that was pure hell, I was there in 1967/68, discipline was hard but fair, all Ganges recruits were know as TROGS (training recruits of Ganges) and trained there for 10 months before moving onto specialist job training, in my case Hms Mercury communications branch training. There is a comprehensive website, just type in Hms Ganges in your browser, for Photo's ect. In Bootle I was starting my first year at the hi bob hows it going,i remember u very well even tho its a long time ago,was in contact with cy young the bearded monster but not heard from him in ages,it was a great time a bit harsh but ok,hope alls well with u regards paul. Later he would be signalman to Mountbatten and served on HMS Warspite, becoming CYS. It certainly transformed us from little boys into men. dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. The last sail only warship built for the Royal Navy. After my initial shock joining the annexe I got over my homesickness and went on to enjoy my time there and make the most of the opportunities on offer. NICE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO JOINED UP THE SAME DAY AS ME. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
These photographs briefly show where and how we lived (some may say survived) the ordeal of training to become one of Her Majesty's sailors. 27 Hms Ganges Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 27 Hms Ganges Premium High Res Photos Browse 27 hms ganges stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. eHive is developed by Vernon Systems. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France '
I joined Ganges May 5th 1953 .I remember the PTIs Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. I havent seen Ganges as it has now become and glad I havent. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. RS (Basher)Briggs, fantastic time, also great pics. STEWARD Served from 1973 - 1978 Served in HMS Ganges. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. var year=mydate.getYear()
1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. h2 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 30px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} (The following is extracted from the book The Life and Times of HMS Ganges compiled by Dickie Doyle and available to purchase from the Museum Shop. It brought back some fond memories and indeed some bad ones. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. I really only started to enjoy life when actually in the Fleet Air Arm. 4th Bn. 1966 - HMS Victorious Cricket Team. I think at one stage you could go to Gnges from 12 years old (not certain about this). Sign up for a new account in our community. Click to enlarge . 1967 - Margaret Taylor. 1967 - Pat Watterton. I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. 503 were here. The first HMS Ganges was a 74-gun ship, originally named Bengal, built by the East India Company, informally known as John Company, on the Thames and presented to the British Government in 1779. 1967 - Singapore. There were a further two ships named Ganges both armed East India Company ships until the fourth ship to be named HMS Ganges was built in Bombay. By using our website you are consenting to our use of cookies. 1967 - David Axford. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. All those humane movies we watched, and we believed it was only nazis who behaved like the gunnery instructors at Ganges. I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. 1967 . WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore It has been always presumed that these ships were the way of the Company saying thank-you for keeping the sea-lanes open but may well also have been a way of paying their taxes and dues.HMS Ganges took part in a number of actions at sea during her lifetime including her involvement against the Danes as part of Admiral Lord Nelsons fleet. Collingwood 36 mess at the top of Benbow Lane. From 1905 until 1976 HMS Ganges was an uncompromising training establishment for the Royal Navy, designed to turn Boys into Men fit to serve in His/Her Majestys Fleet and in todays Museum we are proud to remember all those who trained or served in HMS Ganges and the Fleet. He warmly assured me that with todays ships you dont need to. No 2s with red badges were the order of the day. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. 1967 - HMS Hermes, Daniel Costello. He said it was pretty tough, but it gave the boys an incredible background and training that served them throughout their careers. Well Brian there has been a lot of water under the bridge since our Ganges days,but if I could do it all again I would,take care pal. (Click on an image to enlarge it and reveal any further information held.). The cause of death and location of death is irrelevant in such circumstances. instucters were PO Jock Barrie and Chief PO Noel Whitlock. Pages of photographs 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I remember a mate from the baby stoker side of the mess, Chris (Taff) Evens from Hastings and there was another Kerr, another baby stoker from Liverpool I think. ELEPHANTS IN KENT. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month
1968 - S/Lt Davies. I joined Ganges in 1962. Joined Ganges in Feb @57. very cold. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw . HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. Members of the crew of HMS Ganges with the ship's cat, HMS Ganges (RNTE Shotley) officers + nurse, dog mascot + Nelson figurehead RP, HMS Ganges | qualifiers class May to December 1939, HMS Ganges Association - Album Photo View. I think I would want considerably more than that. Little did I know. There was indeed a hospital at Ganges. The wrongs I witnessed and was subjected to taught me how NOT to treat people. I visited Ganges three years ago. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. 1968 - HMS Mercury Daufman advert. !.173 joined and when we left 11 months later there was 62 remaining.l work in the Prison Service now and 2 years ago l met one of my old Leading Juniors serving 5 years ,it was so good to meet up again!!!! Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India '
There was the chip cutter at the bottom oops, I means the safety net that must have saved many a life all the extra mince meat for dinner :wink: Ganges Association website closing 2nd June 2007, Jumna Magazine HMS Ganges at Highnam Court, Glos.1940, Future Ford vehicles could repossess themselves, 10 myths told by Covid 'experts' now debunked. Junior Seaman 1st Class. Inst. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); }
Scattered around the site are various bomb shelters. including mast manning, in a Pictorial Tribute leaflet from Retired as a Police Superintendent some years ago and now enjoying life in Devon. It is just a pity that Ganges could not have been transformed into a correction centre for some of todays youths,then I think we might have not much bad behaviour. So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. Ganges. sad its gone but would never had survived Human Right Brigade of today. I was also a silver bugler in the bugle band and remember going to Portman road foootball stadium playing on the pitch at half time, and the Central messing Galley ie CMG used to be called the screamer because of the size of it and the echoes inside it. Great days. 1967 - David Erwin. Free shipping for many products! I have a grave in Lambourne Churchyard to A A A Adams Boy 2nd Class J/96948 who died 23.7.1020. Required fields are marked *. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for British MT Beckenham& HMS Woodlark in pool of london 1984 ship photo at the best online prices at eBay! dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm '
1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. ABLE SEAMAN Served from 1962 - 1967 Served in HMS Ganges. ( Brief silence) After moving to the Main, via a trip up and down the mast saluting the OOD and reporting Junior Seaman Morgan down from aloft Sir I was sent to Blake 6 Mess, there I met Petty Officer RP Eggy Bowen, who was going to have a great part in my growing up, he was a wonderful caring man, I had a lot of respect for Eggy, and A/PO Gunner Sharkey Ward, my new instructors. When entering your 'ships served on' do not use full stops, commas or anything else just start a new line after each ship. I will not waffle on, except to say who I remember, Gessler the RPO who used to lurk in the shadows, while you were going back and forth for scran,, but you could always see his stomach sticking out. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Looking for Roger Moylan online? It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. d/jx934082-I joined Ganges in Jan 1954 and began my training as a sparker. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. 1968 - Joyce Hardy. Left May 1952 joined HMS Indomitable. Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). Throughout a life in management, I proved that over and over again and dont ask anything of anyone you would not do yourself. LMEM Served from 1971 - 1978 Served in HMS Ganges. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich and Shotley . I have no idea what my entry or class number was & is not recorded on my docs. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. 1967 - Ron Stickles. Wally a priest- hard to see but knowing him as I did and what a comedian he was, yes anything was possible, Joined 5th September 1972 All in all Im glad that I did it and proud to call myself an ex- TROG, Terry Wogan eat your heart out, youve no idea mate. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO She was a second rate three masted ship, 196 feet long carrying 84 guns. Great photographs bringing back lots of memories joined Ganges annex in November 1956 then Drake mess 232 class radio operators. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. 1968 - Les Prior (3rd from right) We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. It may not display this or other websites correctly. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) }
Patrick H23 October , 2005 in Sailors, navies and the war at sea. HMS Ganges herself left Shotley in July 1906 for Chatham leaving her Figurehead to remain at Shotley as a reminder until the Training Establishment was itself closed in 1976. Ganges training establishment. 1968 - Sirius Comms Dept 1968. I was there in 1961 for training as a wireless operator, done me the world of good and can look back with good memories. 1968 - Staff of STANAVFORLANT.
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