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Whampoa Anchorage- Early 19th Centiry

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1840

Youqua Studio painting of the Anchorage at Whampoa (Huangpu) for foreign trading ships, early 19th Century. 

S.S.War-Sniper - launched Aug 1919

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1922

S.S. War Sniper , launched Aug 1919 and renamed S.S. Meandros . Later as sold to Court Line as Ilvington Court & sunk by torpedo 26.08.1940. 

Unloading Locomotives in Hong Kong

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947

This photo shows the crane ship “Seishu Maru” with a large U.N.R.R.A locomotive suspended from its giant crane in March1947

. Modern-day map of Guangzhou showing the site of the “Whampoa” anchorage,

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2020

Modern-day map of Guangzhou showing the site of the 19th Century “Whampoa” anchorage, the Cooper Dock and Foreigners’ Cemetery.

S. S. Paludina - Launched 1921

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1924

S.S. Paludina    ( one of four similar) launched Dec. 1921 

Unloading Locomotives in Hong Kong Harbour

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947

Another photo of the crane ship Seishu Maru offloading a UNRRA locomotive in Hong Kong , March 1947,

Grave of LT. EWD. Babington - Died 28.12.1823

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2003

Grave of LT. EW

Ships Buit by HK & Whampoa Dock 1923 - 1925

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1924

a) S.S Yuan Sang  ( launched Dec 1923)

b) S.S Suisang ( launched Nov. 1923 -  sister ship to above)

Lowering a locomotive on the tracks at KCR Terminus March 1947

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947

The crane ship Seishu Maru lowers an UNRRA 2-8-0 locomotive onto the track of the  seafront railway siding alongside the Kowloon Canton Railway’s terminus at Tsim Sha Tsui.

Grave of Captain Abel Vyvyan - Died 2th October 1797

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2003

Grave of Captain Abel Vyvyan  who died on 12th October 1797 at  Whamoa . Vyvyan was Captain of the East India Company’s ship “Canton” which made several trips to China.

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