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Building & Launch of the "Esso Northumbria"
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( The building of one of the first 'supertankers' - the Esso Northumbria -
on the river Tyne at Wallsend in the late 1960s. )
( The building of one of the first 'supertankers' - the Esso Northumbria -
on the river Tyne at Wallsend in the late 1960s. )
( Princess Anne launches the Esso Northumbria tanker in Wallsend, and toast the achievements of the Tyneside shipbuilders who made the 1350 feet long ship. )
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