River Steamer “Wenchow

Submitted by Chinarail

Authors:

Chinarail (Photograph scanned from the May

1924 edition of ‘The Far Eastern Review’)

Tags:

Taikoo Dockyard

Ship Building

steamships

China Navigation Co

The River Steamer “Wenchow II ” built by Taikoo Dock in 1923 for use on the Yangtze River. This was presumably a replacement for the China Navigation Co.’s original S.S. “Wenchow” which was broken up in 1922. The first ship of this name was built by Scott & Co. of Greenock in Scotland in 1878.

Date picture taken (may be approximate):

Monday, January 1, 1923

Gallery:

1920s Hong Kong