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The Ash Can Fleet (1939) | Slate

The Ash Can Fleet

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Rated 8.5 on TMDB

The Ash Can Fleet

Story of Colonial American David Bushnell, inventor of the submarine and depth charge.

Released: 1939
Runtime: 11m
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Herman HoffmanWriter

Fred ZinnemannDirector

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