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Opening of Large Dockyards
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- Victoria Harbour teemed with junks
Victoria Harbour teemed with sailing boats in the 1850s. As the performance of steamships improved, they gradually replaced sailing ships as the major means of ocean transportation.
- Long distance view of Whampoa Dock
Taken in the 1890s, this photograph shows Whampoa Dock in Hung Hom on the far shore. No. 1 Dock of Whampoa Dock was inaugurated in 1888.
- Launching ceremony for S.S. Taiping
The launching of the S.S. Taiping, a vessel built by the Whampoa Dock in Hung Hom for service with the Australian Oriental Line in 1926.
- Main office building of Whampoa Dock
Main office building of Whampoa Dock in Hung Hom, 1927.
- Passenger liner Empress of Japan refitting at Whampoa Dock
The passenger liner Empress of Japan refitting at the Whampoa Dock in Hung Hom in the 1930s.
- HMS Powerful refitting at Whampoa Dock
HMS Powerful refitting at the Whampoa Dock in Hung Hom in the 1890s.
- No. 1 and No. 2 docks of Whampoa Dock
Looking across No. 1 and No. 2 docks of the Whampoa Dock in Hung Hom in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Glass negatives depicting Whampoa Dock in pre-WWII period (1)
Glass negatives depicting Whampoa Dock in pre-WWII period, selected from the donation of Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd. (HUD).
- Glass negatives depicting Whampoa Dock in pre-WWII period (2)
Glass negatives depicting Whampoa Dock in pre-WWII period, selected from the donation of Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd. (HUD).
- Glass negatives depicting Whampoa Dock in pre-WWII period (3)
Glass negatives depicting Whampoa Dock in pre-WWII period, selected from the donation of Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd. (HUD).