| Name: | NIGARISTAN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 11/09/1946 |
| Completed: | 03/1947 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 551 |
| Dimensions: | 7173grt, 4347nrt, 475.8 x 58.9 x 25.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26.5, 44 & 74 x 48ins) & LP turbine |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 181557 |
| History: | |
| 16/01/1947 | Strick Line Ltd (FC Strick & Co Ltd), London |
| 1963 | Shahristan Steamship Co Ltd (FC Strick & Co Ltd), London |
| 1967 | Astro Ascendente Cia Naviera SA, Piraeus; renamed ASTROMAR |
| 1969 | Renamed ARIS |
| 07/10/1971 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 09/12/1946: Fire in the engine room delays completion |
| 07/10/1971: Arrived at Shanghai for breaking up |
Above photo as NIGARISTAN is copyright of the Allen Nautical Collection
Above photo as ARIS is copyright Koos Riedijk
Shields Daily News, Monday, 09/12/1946