I think this is another photograph of HMT Neuralia. The whole vessel this ime.
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RAF Tai Mo Shan - Project Cabbage Leaf 1958.
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This one is Hong Kong harbour
This one is Hong Kong harbour. I'm aware the photo is circa 1932-1934 but have included the ports and dates for 1932 visits for Neuralia to give an idea of journey times and places visited to give this photo some context.
British India Steam Navigation Company troopship Neuralia
Southampton - left 12th February 1932
Gibraltar - arrived 16th February 1932 and left same day
Suez - left 23rd February 1932
Port Sudan - left 28th February 1932
Bombay - arrived 5th March 1932 and left same day
Colombo - arrived 8th March 1932
Singapore - arrived 14th March 1932
Hong Kong - left 19th March 1932
Shanghai - left 29th March 1932
Singapore - arrived 6th April 1932 and left same day
Suez - arrived 25th April 1932
Port Said - left 26th April 1932
Gibraltar - arrived 2nd May 1932 and left same day
Southampton - arrived 6th May 1932
Southampton - left 23rd September 1932
Port Said - arrived 3rd October 1932 and left same day
Perim Island, Red Sea - passed it 8th October 1932
Colombo - arrived 17th October 1932 and left same day
Singapore - arrived 23rd October 1932 and left same day
Hong Kong - arrived 28th October 1932, left 4th November 1932
Shanghai - arrived 7th November 1932, left 10th November 1932
Hong Kong - left 13th November 1932
Singapore - arrived 18th November 1932, left 19th November 1932
Colombo - arrived 24th November 1932, left 25th November 1932
Bombay - arrived 28th November 1932, left 29th November 1932
Suez Canal - arrived 9th December 1932
Port Said - left 10th December 1932
Southampton - arrived 21st December 1932
Sources: from various shipping news and military intelligence as reported in British newspapers