SS. Hongkong Truth - Orient Overseas Line - HK Harbour c.1965 | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

SS. Hongkong Truth - Orient Overseas Line - HK Harbour c.1965

SS. Hongkong Truth - Orient Overseas Line - HK Harbour c.1965

I think that's Stonecutters immediately behind.

Owner C Y Tung later changed the shipping line name to Orient Overseas Container Line - OCCL.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Friday, January 1, 1965
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MV HONGKONG TRUTH

As the ship is listed as owned by the C.Y. Tung group from 1968 - 1978 it is likely that the photo was taken after 1965 at the Sham Shui Po anchorage between Lai Chi Kok and Stonecutters Island.

Formerly MV LUBILASH – built in 1954 by John Cockerill S.A. Hoboken for Maritime Belge  (Lloyd Royal) S.A. Belgium.

1968  transferred to United Transoceanic  Shg. Corp. a joint venture between C.Y.Tung  and Cie. Maritime Belge.

1968 Renamed HONG KONG TRUTH and transferred to Universal Marine Corp. Liberia. Initially employed on a service between US Pacific ports and Eastern Australia. During its 9 year career with C.Y. Tung the ship was transferred to a further five different companies within the group.

07 1977 laid up in Hong Kong and broken up there in 02 1978 by Loy Kee  Shipbreaker & Tptn Co.

Source; Beancaker to Boxboat - H.W. Dick & S.A. Kentwell  ISBN 0 9599079 3 9

Regards degahk