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Dockyards at Hung Hom

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Dockyards at Hung Hom
Submitted by hfsiu

Any idea??

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Monday, November 1, 1897
Gallery: 
1890s Hong Kong
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Submitted by 80sKid on Fri, 2011-12-23 15:08.

Hard to see in detail but I'd guess western Tsim Sha Tsui. You can see Kowloon Peak or Fei Ngo Shan in background. Be good to identify the ship

Submitted by David on Fri, 2011-12-23 16:45.

The hills behind Kowloon Docks were extensively quarried and jagged-looking. Maybe somewhere around there?

Regards, David

Submitted by 80sKid on Fri, 2011-12-23 18:18.
Hi David - looks like you're right. Here's an 1895 photo that appears to show the same scene across Hung Hom bay; the ridgeline etc certainly seems to match http://hkclweb.hkpl.gov.hk/hkclr2/object?svc=objrtv&src=CM&itemid=Q5OIP7... Hung Hom, Kowloon, c.1895. The district is still relatively undeveloped. On the far shore, buildings of the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., founded in 1866, can be seen. Silting up of the bay, which later required reclamation (in 1904), can be clearly seen.

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2011-12-23 19:46.

The ship looks very like the one on an ebay offer at the moment

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hong-Kong-German-War-Ship-Po-Chun-Photo-China-1880s-/290050769696?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item43885f8320

Submitted by 80sKid on Fri, 2011-12-23 20:40.

the photo on ebay appears to show SMS Irene, which  was the command ship of the German Far East Cruiser Division in the 1890s (according to Wikipedia).

The ship in hfsiu's photo looks very similar to Irene - check the blueprint here:
http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/ships/cruisers-germany/8046/view/sms_irene/

Submitted by 80sKid on Fri, 2011-12-23 20:58.

also this photo gives a good overview of the area

http://gwulo.com/node/3706

Submitted by christoph on Fri, 2011-12-23 21:03.

Really looks like S.M.S Irene.

http://www.kreuzergeschwader.de/kreuzer/irene_bilder.htm

S.M.S Irene stayed at Hong Kong for maintenance and repair in October/November 1897.

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2011-12-24 09:39.

1900s Hung Hom

Submitted by hfsiu on Sat, 2011-12-24 13:01.

99.999% is SMS Irene. So the photo should be taken in 1897 Oct/Nov, this help me date Humg Hom's photo. BTW, any idea about the building to the rear of Irene?

S.M.S. IRENE

 

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2011-12-25 09:23.

I think the building was associated with the Dockyard as the entrance to the drydock can be seen on the right.