Nissen huts at HMS Tamar [c.1947-c.1977] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Nissen huts at HMS Tamar [c.1947-c.1977]

Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed: 
c.1947-01-01 (Year, Month are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1977-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

At the end of WW II, probably end of the 1940's, accommodation space was needed for seamen of the Hong Kong Flotilla. A quick and comparably cheap way to build accommodation was the erection of Nissen huts (Wikipedia: a prefabricated steel structure for military use, made from a half-cylindrical skin of corrugated steel.)

These huts can be seen on a 1955 map and are labelled "Ratings Accommodation" (map cropped from https://gwulo.com/atom/20365)

              

 

Also visible and labelled on a 1957 map (cropped from https://gwulo.com/atom/27597)

A total of 19 huts can be found on the map, and even better on a aerial photo from 1952 (cropped from https://gwulo.com/atom/30556):

When the boat pool was filled and Harcourt Road was built, most of the huts were demolished (probably 1960-1962). A few survived, No.'s 71 and 72 can be seen on a photo from 1967:
Victoria's Peak in the clouds over Hong Kong Island
Victoria's Peak in the clouds over Hong Kong Island, by philjanerhodes

And more on a photo from 1972 (cropped from https://gwulo.com/atom/24181) :

 Most likely, the huts were gone by the end of the 1970's when the whole area was redeveloped.

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Comments

Hi There,

I remember those huts.  I believe they remain at the site until they dug up the whole lot for the construction of the  Admiralty MTR Station.  

Thanks & Best Regards,

T

Did they belong to the military even after Harcourt Road was built? If so, I wonder what units were stationed there on the 1970s. Thank you.