A starboard broadside view of the peaked stern Twaqo type junk See Hin anchored in Singapore harbour

A starboard broadside view of the peaked stern Twaqo type junk See Hin anchored at Singapore. The vessel is of the two masted type, the bow has an occuli and the vessel is registered at Singapore with the port number 2934. A man is working at the forward windlass. 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.

Object Details

ID: P33981
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