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The Launch of the Punta Medanos at Wallsend(1950)
Status: Released
Date: 1950-02-20
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Overview:
Tyneside shipyard Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson turns out a beast of a tanker for the Argentine Navy.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
United Kingdom
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