A starboard broadside view of a Hong Kong fisher type junk anchored at Shaukiwan, Hong Kong

A starboard broadside view of the Hong Kong fisher type junk 5665HC anchored at Shaukiwan, Hong Kong. She has her lug sails stowed and an awning is rigged abaft her mainmast. She has a perforated rudder and her port number 5665HC is painted on her bow. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938. Negatives numbers P34195 to P34201 are of or on board this vessel on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: P34195
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Hong Kong type
Date made: 1937-1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection