Tamar 1958

Tue, 09/23/2014 - 20:40

unusual perspective of 1950s HK posted by Kookaburra2011 showing the old Tamar buildings with Victoria Barracks behind and Garden Road area behind  80sKid

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6 Jun 1958
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the destroyer is in fact in the naval dockyard, Tamar is out of the picgure to the left which consisted of nissan huts.

HQBLF can be seen at the rear. PLA had not yet moved in..

This vessel is the Australian Navy's HMAS WARRAMUNGA, a ship with a WW2 service record. It was decommissioned in 1959