Palmers, based in Jarrow, was regarded as one the biggest shipbuilding firms in the world and employed around 10,000 people at the start of the 20th Century.Palmers, based in Jarrow, was regarded as one the biggest shipbuilding firms in the world and employed around 10,000 people at the start of the 20th Century.
Palmers, based in Jarrow, was regarded as one the biggest shipbuilding firms in the world and employed around 10,000 people at the start of the 20th Century.

Enjoy a gallery of rare pictures from momentous occasion in South Tyneside's shipbuilding history

July 24 marks the 89th anniversary of a momentous occasion at what was then one of the biggest shipbuilding firms in the world.

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.

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