A starboard quarter view of the peaked stern Twaqo type junk See Hin at Singapore

A starboard quarter view of a peaked stern Twaqo type junk berthed at Singapore, taken from fine off the starboard side of the stern. The vessel is of the two masted type, the transom and bulwark are gaily painted and the vessel is named See Hin and registered at Singapore with the port number 2934. The tip of the mainmast is just 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. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: P33980
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Twaqo type; See Hin
Date made: 1937-1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection