A starboard side view of the Amoy fisher type junk T809H anchored at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Amoy fisher type junk T809H anchored at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. She is three masted and her sails are stowed fore and aft. She appears to have a covered deck cargo amidships. in addition to her port number T809H she also has the numbers 504 and 1113 painted on her hull. A stone sea wall and flat roofed four storey buildings are in the background. 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.
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Object Details
ID: | P34570 |
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Type: | Rolled film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Waters, David Watkin |
Places: | China |
Vessels: | Amoy type |
Date made: | 1937-1938 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection |