| Name: | SHAHRISTAN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 29/06/1938 |
| Completed: | 08/09/1938 |
| Builder: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 513 |
| Dimensions: | 6935grt, 4228nrt, 454.0 x 58.5 x 29.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26.5, 44 & 74 x 48ins) & LP turbine, DR Geared, 706nhp |
| Engines by: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 166563 |
| History: | |
| 07/09/1938 | Strick Line (1923) Ltd (FC Strick & Co Ltd, managers), London |
| 30/07/1941 | Sank |
| Comments: | 29/07/1941: Torpedoed by U-Boat U371, SE of the Azores |
| 30/07/1941: Sank 440 miles NW of Madeira. 65 crew & passengers died | |
| On a voyage from London to Basrah with a cargo of stores |
Above photo is copright of Allan Verth
Above photo is copright of Allan Verth
Above photo is copright of Allan Verth
Above photo is copright of Allan Verth
Above photo is copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Above photo is courtesy of Stuart Smith