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Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock was a

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

dockyard A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance a ...

, once among the largest in

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History

Founded in 1866 by

Douglas Lapraik Douglas Lapraik (7 October 1818, London – 24 March 1869, London) was a British watchmaker, shipbuilder and shipping magnate of Scottish origins, most famous for his business empire and his role in the founding of many of Hong Kong's ea ...

and Thomas Sutherland, the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company (known as Hong Kong Kowloon and Whampoa Dock Company). In 1865, it was known as Kowloon Docks and located on the west Kowloon coast between

Hung Hom Hung Hom () is an area in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Including the area 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 Hu ...

and Tai Wan, facing

Hung Hom Bay Hung Hom Bay was a bay in Victoria Harbour, between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Since 1994, parts of the bay were reclaimed, and by 2019 it had been completely extinguished. All of present-da ...

in the

Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental i ...

. It is also known as Whampoa Dock for short. The "Whampoa" part of the name comes from the harbor located at was then known as

Huangpu Island Pazhou is a subdistrict of Haizhu in southeastern Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, in China. , formerly Whampoa Island, has a total area of and is the site of Pazhou Pagoda. Its eastern bay was formerly the chief anchorage for ships partic ...

(previously transliterated as ''Whampoa''), adjacent to the city of

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong ...

(previously transliterated as ''Canton''), where the company owned another dockyard. On the eve of

Japanese occupation of Hong Kong The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941. The surrender occurred after 18 days of fierce ...

, 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 Sir Douglas Clague (13 June 1917 – 11 March 1981) was a British Hong Kong soldier and entrepreneur who spent most of his life in Hong Kong. Early Years Born in South Rhodesia, in 1917, Clague arrived in Hong Kong in 1940 as a lieutenant i ...

through Hutchison International but he was forced to leave following financial difficulties with Hutchison International. Hutchison International was acquired by

Li Ka Shing Sir Ka-shing Li (; born 13 June 1928) is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. As of June 2019, Li is the 31st richest person in the world, with an estimated net wealth of US$33.4 billion. He is the senior ad ...

'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

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, the

Whampoa Garden Whampoa Garden () is the largest private housing estate in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built on the site of the former Whampoa Dockyards by Hutchison Whampoa Property. The urban design of the estate incorporates concepts inspired b ...

, 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 comple ...

. 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 Swire Group () is a Hong Kong- and London-based British conglomerate. Many of its core businesses can be found within the Asia Pacific region, where traditionally Swire's operations have centred on Hong Kong and mainland China. Within Asia, ...

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. History The idea that John Swire and Sons should have th ...

on the Island to become

Hongkong United Dockyards Hongkong United Dockyards () abbreviated to United Dockyards () or HUD is a dockyard built on the site of the former Shek Wan or "Stone Bay" (), on Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. History HUD was formed in 1973 from the merger of the Hong Ko ...

on the new territories western shore of Tsing Yi Island

Wok Tai Wan Wok Tai Wan () was a bay on the northwest coast of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. The beach in the bay was once a naturist resort. The difficulties involved in getting to the bay on foot with high its surrounding hills, or by small boat because of tu ...

. Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock helped converted

Hong Kong Tramways Hong Kong Tramways (HKT) is a narrow-gauge railway, narrow-gauge tram system in Hong Kong. Owned and operated by RATP Dev Transdev Asia, the tramway runs on Hong Kong Island between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan, with a branch circulating thro ...

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: * ''Foo-mun-tsai'' (1881); Built for the

Qing government The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...

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

Norddeutscher Lloyd Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL; North German Lloyd) was a German shipping company. It was founded by Hermann Henrich Meier and Eduard Crüsemann in Bremen on 20 February 1857. It developed into one of the most important German shipping companies of t ...

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 ''Kaimei Maru'' was a Japanese troop transport ship operated by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II which was sunk off Honshu on 4 September 1942 by the American submarine . The ship was a British WWI Type B military cargo ship built b ...

''. * ''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 The Australian Oriental Line was a shipping company that operated between Sydney, Japan and Hong Kong. It was formed in 1912 by G.S. Yuill & Company. The company closed in 1961 due to the high costs of acquiring new vessels or refitting the existi ...

; later became

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Naval Stores Issuing Ship RFA ''Y1-9''. * ''Sang Wo'' (1926) * for

* 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 * (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 Compa ...

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

See also

References