John Readhead's Shipyard
Readheads and their Customers
The Strick Line
Officers already
onboard their new ship at Readheads.
Readheads built many ships
for the Strick Line. I found the following comment from a website which gave
detailed information and photos of the Strick Line Fleet;-
"It was impossible not to be impressed by the Strick
ships, always immaculate in appearance and it was a sad day when the name
finally disappeared from the British Registry."
This is a picture of a cabin on the Strick Line 'Floristan' - Ship No. 615 built about 1966
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Richard Clay sent the following three photos of Strick Line's 'Farsistan' enroute to Australia about 1966. He was acting Senior Electrician and says "She was a very nice ship to serve on with a friendly crew and very good Indian food by the Indian crew" ;-
Farsistan enroute to Bombay and Australia
Farsistan leaving Albany, W. Australia