South Tyneside History
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| Title | New Monarch |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0019765 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Town or Village | South Shields |
| Date | 18 January 1950 |
| Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
| Period | 1950s |
| Copyright | Shields Gazette |
| Further Information | The new Monarch enters domain. The single-screw motor tanker going down the slipway at the Hebburn shipbuilding yard of Hawthorne Leslie & Co. Ltd. It was built for the Athol Line of London, the new ship was launched by Mrs. James Don, wife of an executive of the Line. |
