| Name: | REGISTAN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 01/09/1947 |
| Completed: | 12/1947 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 555 |
| 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: | 181789 |
| History: | |
| 19/11/1947 | Strick Line Ltd (FC Strick & Co Ltd), London |
| 1964 | Lynnbrook Ltd (Loucas Nomicos), London; renamed AQUATIC |
| 1968 | Natal Shipping SA (Loucas Nomicos), Piraeus; renamed HERACLES |
| 15/08/1970 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 01/07/1970: At Hong Kong with engine trouble, followed by a cargo fire |
| On a voyage from Chinwangtao to Chittagong with a cargo of soft coal | |
| 15/08/1970: Arrived at Whampoa for breaking up |
Above photo as REGISTAN is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo as REGISTAN is copyright of Dave Edge
Above photo as REGISTAN is copyright of Dave Edge
Above photo as REGISTAN is copyright of Charlie Hill
Above photo as HERACLES is copyright of William Schell