'Armanistan'

'Armanistan'

Image Details

Title 'Armanistan'
Reference Number STH0019748
Photographer Unknown
Town or Village South Shields
Date
Original Format Black and White Photograph
Period 1940s
Copyright Shields Gazette
Further Information The Armanistan was a 8,200 ton cargo liner commissioned by the Strick Line. It was built by John Readhead and Sons Ltd. It was launched in 1948 and completed in 1949. It was the largest vessel ever built in South Shields.