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American air strike on harbour shipping-16 November 1943

Submitted by IDJ on Sat, 2016-04-02 21:22
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1943

P&O liner on its way for scrapping-Orient Overseas liner-which one?-1970s

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2016-03-28 20:59
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975

I took this picture from Tsing Yi Island during the early to mid-1970s.

The rear vessel is recalled as being the P&O liner ARCADIA on its way to be scrapped in Taiwan.

The black-topped funnel identifies it.

The front vessel is one of CY Tung’s ‘Orient-Overseas’ liners-But which one?

It has the look of one of the New Zealand shipping company’s liners

Russian liner-1970s-which one?

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2016-03-28 20:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975

This Russian liner I photographed from a harbour ferry in the 1970s. It is ex British Cunard line, but its name is not quite readable, not helped by the Russian way of presenting names. I’m presuming the image has not been posted the wrong way around!

Russian merchant ships often visited the dockyards at Hung Hom for maintenance and repair. The local newspapers claimed these were an excuse for spying missions in the colony as there were major dockyards in the Soviet Far East they could have used.

An internet search offers the choice of two Cunard vessels:-

Typhoon 1923 - Hong Kong Habour Damage + Sunken Ship

Submitted by lizchater on Tue, 2014-04-22 23:48
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1923

Sunken ship in foreground, damage to buildings on waterfront

Unknown estate under construction, 1965

Submitted by Citobun on Sun, 2013-12-29 14:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1965

Hi all, my first post here. Can anyone identify where this photo was taken?

It was uploaded by H. Grobe to the Wikimedia Commons under a free licence with no information attached other than the date, 1965. I've been trying to add the location, but I'm stumped!

I have poked around numerous locations on Google Earth including Aberdeen, Wah Fu/Cyberport, Tuen Mun, island east, Tsing Yi, Sai Kung...but nothing stands out in particular. Made more difficult by the reclamation and the fact that these buildings have likely been redeveloped.

Lyemoon Pass, Eastern entrance to the harbour

Submitted by christoph on Tue, 2012-10-16 20:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
Places shown in this photo: 
Lei Yue Mun - Lyemoon Pass [????- ]

Harbour View, 1972

Submitted by doug on Sat, 2012-04-07 11:33
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1972

Here's another view of the harbour, taken around July 9th,1972. While I was there, that small US Carrier pulled in, and the Wanchai places I had been hanging about in were suddenly flooded with Sailors. Tropical Storm Susan was approaching, and those ships quickly pulled out. After that, I practically had the whole place to myself down there.

Acrobats at the harbour

Submitted by 80sKid on Sun, 2011-03-20 19:32
Image (external): 
Binary Data KoreanCruises195154#5468028169036112482
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1952
Places shown in this photo: 
The Peninsula Hotel [1927- ]
Signal Hill - Blackhead Point [1907- ]
Holt's Wharf [1910-c.1971]
Image Galleries: 
1950s Hong Kong
Tags: 
harbour
US navy

Hong Kong Harbour, A Junk

Submitted by pauline on Mon, 2011-02-28 22:48
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1954

Hong Kong Harbour, Jordan Road Ferry

Submitted by pauline on Mon, 2011-02-28 22:45
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1954
Places shown in this photo: 
Jordan Road ferry pier #1 [1932-????]

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