South Tyneside History
Title | Ermack |
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Reference Number | STH0014722 |
Photographer | William Parry |
Town or Village | At sea |
Date | 1900 |
Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
Period | C1900 |
Copyright | Parry Family |
Further Information | The icebreaker Ermack was the strongest ship in the world in its day. It was built in 1898 at the shipyard of Armstrong Whitworth & Co. at Low Walker on the Tyne for the Russian government. The Ermack (also known as the Yermak, Russian spelling Ермак) had a very long career, continuing until the 1960s. |