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Everything tagged "1937 Typhoon"

1937 typhoon - Unknown tug

Unknown wooden (paddle?) tug

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

1937 typhoon - Chief Capilano

German steamer "Chief Capilano"

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

1937 typhoon - Gertrude Maersk

Danish cargo ship "Gertrude Maersk" with "Van Heutz" in the background

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

1937 typhoon - Feng Lee

Chinese steamer "Feng Lee"

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

1937 typhoon - An Lee

Chinese steamer "An Lee"

The An Lee could not withstand the typhoon, it bounced into the British cruiser HMS SUFFOLK and destroyers DUCHESS and DIAMOND, and finally ended stern-first on the praya wall.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

1937 typhoon - Sunning

China Navigation Co's "Sunning" (part of!)

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

1937 typhoon - Sunning

China Navigation Co's "Sunning"

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

1937 typhoon - Tymeric

Andrew Weir & Co's "Tymeric"

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

1937 Typhoon - Asama Maru

Beached at Chai Wan Bay after typhoon.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

SS Conte Verde.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

This information adds to the story of the largest ship that was run aground during the 1937 typhoon - the SS Conte Verde of 18,765 tons.  Of interest to me is that this grounding took place at Little Sai Wan (Siu Sai Wan) and, knowing how small the bay was in the 1950s and therefore in 1937, it must have been a spectacular sight. I hope to add it to the thread about that typhoon.  Andrew Suddaby

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