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The Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company was founded in 1866 by Douglas Lapraik and Thomas Sutherland. [1] It was located on the west Kowloon coast between Hung Hom and Tai Wan, facing Hung Hom Bay in the Victoria Harbour. The company was known variously as Hong Kong Kowloon and Whampoa Dock Company, Kowloon Docks, and Whampoa Dock.
[a] The ship was towed by three of the Wellesley ' s boats under Lt. Richard Symonds. As they approached the northeast end of Whampoa Island, a Chinese battery of about 25 guns, which were masked by thick tree branches, opened fire on the ships. [1] [3] Lt. Symonds immediately cut the tow line, the boats sailed towards the shore and the boat ...
Under Captain Edward Tappan, she made a run from New York to San Francisco in 92 days. She wrecked on 23 November 1858 off Fuzhou, China en route to New York with a cargo of tea. The wreck was sold to a Manila merchant. After she was rebuilt at Whampoa, China she was renamed the El Bueno Suceso. Harriet Hoxie — 1851 United States
Pages in category "Ships built by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Company" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pazhou Island, formerly Whampoa Island, has a total area of 15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi) and is the site of Pazhou Pagoda. Its eastern bay was formerly the chief anchorage for ships participating in Guangzhou's foreign trade.
Whampoa Garden (Chinese: 黃埔花園; Jyutping: wong4 bou3 faa1 jyun4) 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 by the Garden city movement [1] and was completed in ...
SS Taiping was a 4,324 ton steamship launched by Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong in 1925 for the Australian Oriental Line. [2] El Taiping c. 1935.
Canton arrived at Whampoa on 9 April 1797. The other four survivors of the incident at the Bali Strait arrived that day or the day before. Canton left Whampoa and crossed the Second Bar on 27 May. On 28 August she was at Amoy, and she returned to Whampoa on 24 September. [1] Captain Vyvyan died on 12 October.