With thanks to Jarrow son Tom Lynch, here is the story in pictures of the launch of the Peter Hurll at Palmers, in Hebburn, in 1930.
5. U-boat encounters
Her 81 cargoes during the war inevitably led to encounters with German vessels and on one occasion it even had to ram a U-boat which was firing at it. Photo: Other 3rd Party
6. Post-war duties
She was transferred to the Danish arm of the Esso fleet after the war, renamed Esso Kobenhavn, and continued delivering oil until 1963. Photo: Other 3rd Party
7. Forward thinking
The tanker's front section is still in operation as part of a Danish cable layer called Henry P Lading - a tribute to South Tyneside hands which assembled the original vessel nearly 90 years ago. Photo: Other 3rd Party