2 Ships Launched Simultaneously 1943

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Title reads: "Two Ships Launched Simultaneously".

New South Wales, Australia.

Various shots of two new warships being launched simultaneously at shipyard. One is for US Navy and is launched by Mrs Nelson...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
61331
Sort Number:
UN 0778 A
Time in/Out:
01:22:08:00 / 01:23:01:00
Canister:
UN 778 A
Film ID:
1917.07
Issue Date:

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