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1950s Kowloon Star Ferry and APL General Gordon

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1950s Kowloon Star Ferry and APL General Gordon
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Postcard from the late 1940s or early 1950s. Not the President Wilson but the American President Liner the General Gordon.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 1, 1950
Gallery: 
1950s Hong Kong
Connections: 
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Submitted by OldTimer in America (not verified) on Wed, 2007-10-10 07:58.
Your fast response is impressive and appreciated. My ship was anchored at the same spot as this ship was. The fenced gate, shown closed in the photo, was where I took my last walk on Kowloon before departure.

Submitted by philk on Sun, 2011-08-28 22:31.

This is the same ship that Bruce Lee used when he left HK for the US on April 29 1959.

Submitted by David on Wed, 2016-03-30 12:16.

IDJ has posted this photo of the President Wilson (the ship in the foreground) in Hong Kong again in 1975 - though by then it had changed its name to "Oriental Express":

P&O liner on its way for scrapping-Orient Overseas liner-which one?-1970s

 

Submitted by moddsey on Fri, 2020-04-03 06:26.

The former troopship  'General Gordon' was chartered and painted in the colours of the American President Lines for civilian use.The vessel was in Hong Kong in March and May 1950. Its latter arrival at Kowloon Wharf can be read here