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Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock was a

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, once among the largest in

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History

The Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company was founded in 1866 by Douglas Lapraik and Thomas Sutherland. It was located on the west Kowloon coast between

Hung Hom Hung Hom (, ) is an area in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Including the areas of Whampoa, Tai Wan, Hok Yuen, Lo Lung Hang and No. 12 Hill are administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of ...

and Tai Wan, facing Hung Hom Bay in the

Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbor, harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. It acts as both a major trading hub and tourist attraction of Hong Kong in general. Lying in ...

. The company was known variously as ''Hong Kong Kowloon and Whampoa Dock Company'', ''Kowloon Docks'', and ''Whampoa Dock''. "Whampoa" is derived from the

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name of the harbor located at Huangpu Island, adjacent to the city of

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, which was previously romanized as ''Canton'', where the company owned another dockyard. On the eve of

Japanese occupation of Hong Kong The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Mark Aitchison Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of British Hong Kong, Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941. His surrender occurred after Batt ...

, the dockyard was heavily bombarded by Japanese

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due to its importance, causing many

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. In the mid-1960s, the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company was controlled by Douglas Clague through Hutchison International but he was forced to leave following financial difficulties with Hutchison International. Hutchison International was acquired by Li Ka Shing's Cheung Kong Holdings and eventually merged with Whampoa to become

Hutchison Whampoa Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) was an investment holding company based in Hong Kong. It was a Fortune Global 500 company and one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. HWL was an international corporation with a dive ...

. In 1985, the dockyard land was transformed into a private housing estate, the Whampoa Garden, the second-largest private housing estate in Hong Kong, after

Mei Foo Sun Chuen Mei Foo Sun Chuen or simply Mei Foo is a large private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Mei Foo Sun Chuen was the first large scale private housing estate in Hong Kong and at the time of completion, the 99-tower complex ...

. The only portion of the dockyard that exists is Bulkeley Street. The dockyard is now part of the Whampoa Garden site residential complex. The dockyard operations merged with Swire's

Taikoo Dockyard Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company () was a dockyard in what is now Taikoo Shing, MTR Tai Koo station and part of Taikoo Place of Quarry Bay on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It predates the era before the reclamation of Victoria Harbour. ...

on the Island to become Hongkong United Dockyards on the new territories western shore of Tsing Yi Island Wok Tai Wan. Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock helped converted Hong Kong Tramways second and third generation tram cars built by United Electric and English Electric. These cars were eventually retired from 1924 to 1930 as the fourth-generation cars were introduced. Other facilities: * Hope Dry Dock in

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, opened 1867.

Ships

Ships built at this yard include: *

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(1887) gunboat with Spanish and later USN gunboat. * ''Manok'' (1930) Built for La Naviera Filipina, Inc., Cebu, Philippine Islands. Capsized and sank between Silinog and Aliguay Islands off Dapitan, and Apo Island off Dumaguete on Aug 5, 1941. * ''Foo-mun-tsai'' (1881); Built for the

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's Canton Customs Authority. * * ''Con-rong'' (1887); French steamer. * ''Mellong'' (1901); Steamer built for German company

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for river use around Bangkok. * (1904) * USS ''San Felipe'' (YFB-12) (1907) * USS ''Banaag'' (YT-104) (1910) * ''Kwai Sang'' (1917) * S.S. ''Suddhadib'' 1918 (Maiden voyage; Hong Kong 22 April 1918)Built for the Siam Steam Navigation Company (part of the East Asiatic Company (EAC) - Bangkok-based, Danish owner) Shipwrecked: 01-06-1945 Allied Bombing - Siam Bay. * S.S. ''Valaya'' 1918 sistership to s.s.Suddhadib above.(Maiden voyage; Hong Kong June 15th )Built for the Siam Steam Navigation Company (part of the East Asiatic Company (EAC) - Bangkok-based, Danish owner) Shipwrecked: 13 Jan 1944(sunk by mines in the mouth of Chaopraya River 1944) * ''War Bomber'' (1919); 5,226 ton (8,000 ton deadweight), 400 foot warship, largest ship to date built at the Kowloon Docks for Shipping Controller, London. Later, would come into Japanese service during WWII and be sunk on 4 September 1942 as '' Kaimei Maru''. * ''War Trooper'' (1919); 8,000 ton (deadweight), 400 foot warship, sister ship of the ''War Bomber''.Later entered Greek service as ''Ambatielos'', returning to British service in 1923 as ''King Gruffydd''. In 1939, pressed into Admiralty service as HMS ''Maunder'' (X-28), torpedoed and sunk in 1943. * for Australian Oriental Line; later became

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Naval Stores Issuing Ship RFA ''Y1-9''. * ''Sang Wo'' (1926) * for Australian Oriental Line * USS ''YAG-3'' (1926) * SS ''Prince Narisra'' 1929. Yard no. 336. Siam Steamship Navigation Company, Bangkok. Damaged during bombing 1945 in Bangkok. Scrapped 1949 BKK * USS ''YAG-4'' (1931) * (1938); 1,000 ton passenger ship later converted as a patrol vessel for the

; sank near

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in 1942 as HMS ''Li Wo''. * (1938) * ''Ranger'' (1940), ocean-going tugboat * SS ''Empire Moonbeam'' * (1941) * (1942) * and many of the Hong Kong

Star Ferry The Star Ferry () is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The service is operated by the Star Ferry Com ...

vessels in service today.

References

Hung Hom Dockyards in Hong Kong Former companies in the Hang Seng Index Predecessors of CK Hutchison Holdings Shipbuilding companies of Hong Kong Companies formerly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Former buildings and structures in Hong Kong Ships built by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Company {{Kowloon-stub

History

Ships

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