A close view of the forecastle deck on board a peaked stern Twaqo type junk alongside a berth at Singapore. The photographer is looking forward and slightly to starboard from inside the hold showing a windlass on the port side of the foredeck which is cluttered with ropes. The upper part of the fore and main masts are out of the picture. The photographer was at Singapore on four occasions during 1937 and 1938: 9 April to 1 May 1937, 13 January to 26 February 1938, 9 March to 23 March 1938 and 17 September to 30 September 1938.