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The Launch of the Punta Medanos at Wallsend

NRFeb 20, 19508 min

Tyneside shipyard Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson turns out a beast of a tanker for the Argentine Navy.

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Official Videos

The Launch of the Punta Medanos at Wallsend (1950) | BFI National Archive

Featurette

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