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  2. HMS Tamar (shore station) - Wikipedia

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    Collected by Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence At the turn of the 20th century, land adjacent to the site was needed for expansion. Unable to obtain it, as the site was surrounded by army barracks, the Navy began work on the construction of a floating basin (sheltered bay) and the reclamation of the east arm of the dockyard, in 1902.

  3. Operation Tiderace - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese naval fleet in Singapore consisted of the destroyer Kamikaze [14] and two cruisers, Myōkō and Takao, both of which had been so badly damaged before that they were being used as floating anti-aircraft batteries. Two ex-German U-boats, I-501 and I-502 were also in Singapore. [15] Both were moored at Singapore Naval Base. [16]

  4. List of museums in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Singapore Navy Museum [5] Singapore Philatelic Museum (SPM) Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris [6] Singapore Coins and Notes Museum (SCNM) Sports Museum; The Gem Museum; Trick Eye Museum [7] Vintage Camera Museum; The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum; Buddha Tooth Relic and Temple Museum; Hell's Museum; Museum of Ice Cream Singapore

  5. Hong Kong Maritime Museum - Wikipedia

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    Hong Kong Maritime Museum is a non-profit educational institution funded by the international shipping community and the government in Hong Kong. It is located at Central Pier 8 , Hong Kong . The museum was established on 8 September in 2005 and reopened to the public in February 2013.

  6. Singapore Naval Base - Wikipedia

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    His Majesty's Naval Base, Singapore, also Her Majesty's Naval Base, Singapore (HMNB Singapore), alternatively known as the Singapore Naval Base, Sembawang Naval Base and HMS Sembawang, was situated in Sembawang at the northern tip of Singapore and was both a Royal Navy shore establishment and a cornerstone of British defence policy (the Singapore strategy) in the Far East between the World Wars.

  7. Military history of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    The Military history of Hong Kong dates back to the Qin conquest. As Hong Kong is on the sea routes to the city of Guangzhou, the territories of Hong Kong served as an outer port. Amounts of pearl and salt are also located within the shores of Hong Kong as well. Thus, there is a long history of military and navy garrisoning the territory.

  8. Kwek Siew Jin - Wikipedia

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    Kwek Siew Jin BBM PPA(E) PPA(P) PP PBM is a Singaporean former civil servant and former rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy from 1992 to 1996. [2] [3]After leaving the navy in June 1996, Kwek was appointed as managing director of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit till December 2001. [3]

  9. Hong Kong–Singapore relations - Wikipedia

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    Both Hong Kong (the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) and the Republic of Singapore are former British colonies which have maintained trade relations since the 19th century, and have both become an important financial centre, maintaining diplomatic missions and trade offices to further their bilateral relations.