Many ships assembled in Victoria Harbour. I tried to identify the H labelled (probably D class) ships, also think HMS Eagle is in the back. For all others I need the help from the ship experts. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1966
I believe I took this photograph on an afternoon between 4-11 June 1966 from a HYF ferry departing from the Wanchai piers on Gloucester Road before the reclamation got going. Fairey Gannet anti-submarine aircraft are on the fore- deck rather than the Navy’s jets usually seen in that position in later images of HMS Eagle. This posting is related to https://gwulo.com/atom/35578#comment-52395<Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1935
Early posts discussed Royal Navy ‘stokers’ shovelling coal into boilers down in the engine rooms.
HMS KENT was a cruiser and Flagship of the China Station and a frequent visitor to Hong Kong.
Published by YE OLDE PRINTERIE LTD, Hong Kong, “An Illustrated record of her commission as flag ship of the China Station,” is a detailed diary of the cruises she undertook during 1934-36.
The book lists all the crew members of which approximately 160 are listed as ‘Stokers,’ these include various ranks of stoker. The total crew numbered 770 <Read more ...>
