Coincidently with Moddey's recent East Praya reclamation shipping image http://gwulo.com/atom/23378
The latest issue of the UK magazine Ships Monthy has a similar but later image in which it asked readers to identify the vessels. The waterfront building is complete instead of a steel construction skeleton.
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Re: Naval Fleet in Harbour
Probably taken in November 1936 as viewed here and here If the photos are the same, the vessels in port can be found below:
HK Daily Press 6 November 1936
The U.S. Asiatic Fleet arrived in port on 5 November 1936 comprising the USS Augusta, Isabel, Black Hawk, Pecos, Paul Jones, Stewart, Parrott, Bulmer, Edsall, Pope, Peary, Pillsbury and J. D. Ford. The USS Mindanao stationed between Canton and Hong Kong was also in port.
The British Naval Fleet in Port:
North Wall - HMS Defender and HMS Decoy
South Wall: HMS Duncan and HMS Grimsby
East Wall: HMS Regulus and HMS Phoenix
North Arm: HMS Falmouth and HMS Diana,
West Wall Dock: HMS Berwick, HMS Delight, HMS Duchess and HMS Bruce
In dock: HMS Osiris, HMS Rainbow and HMS Pandora
No. 1 Buoy: HMS Hermes
No. 2 Buoy: HMS Medway and submarines
No. 12 Buoy: HMS Daring and HMS Diamond
Foreign Warships
French: Cruiser Lamotte-Piquet and gunboat Argus
Japanese: gunboat Saga