A view of the stern of an unidentified type of junk moored at Singapore

A starboard quarter view of the stern of an unidentified type of junk moored at Singapore. The stern has a sloping transom which is decorated with paintings, including depictions of the sun emblem on the flag on Nationalist China. The bulwarks are also decorated. A large accommodation cabin is aft of a mast, the top of which is 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.

Object Details

ID: P34006
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Singapore type
Date made: 1937-1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection
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