Hi Andrew. In the old days, our car licence plates had numbers stamped and painted on quality metal plates, and we got a new plate every year. Same idea for economy, I guess. Regards, Peter
Hi Andrew, if not for economy, I can only guess that management tried a different way of identifying their vessles, and it didn't last long. It was like a insult to the ship, how little labour and paint (compared to the rest of the vessel) they would have incurred had they continued to make her name stand out.
It was back to white-on-green, or gold/yellow-on-green in my quick view of their other photos. Regards, Peter
The number 555P refers to the number of passengers the ferry was permitted to carry. All HK ferries had the number of permitted passengers painted on the stern ( see picture of Man Choy above which carried 625 passengers). Regarding the painting of the hull I wonder if this was an experiment to paint the ferries in the same dark brunswick green colour scheme of HK Tramways as both companies were part of HK & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.
Thank you for your comment. I should have realised that the ‘P’ was there for a purpose! I didn’t know that the Star Ferries and the trams were owned by the same company. You could well be right but, if it was an experiment in creating corporate identity, I suspect that it didn’t last. Regards, Andrew
Shortly, I'll be uploading a few more with ships on them - rather at a distance - except for several of an aircraft carrier passing through the Lyemun entrance to the harbour. I think it was British or Australian but am not sure. Andrew
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Star Ferry - Name Plate
Hi Andrew. In the old days, our car licence plates had numbers stamped and painted on quality metal plates, and we got a new plate every year. Same idea for economy, I guess. Regards, Peter
Hello Peter.
Hello Peter.
Interesting, but I had never previously seen a photograph of any Star ferry boat with its name painted out. Regards, Andrew
Star Ferry Name
Hi Andrew, if not for economy, I can only guess that management tried a different way of identifying their vessles, and it didn't last long. It was like a insult to the ship, how little labour and paint (compared to the rest of the vessel) they would have incurred had they continued to make her name stand out.
It was back to white-on-green, or gold/yellow-on-green in my quick view of their other photos. Regards, Peter
Thanks Peter.
Thanks Peter.
Strange decisions are sometimes made. Andrew
Man Choy.jpg, by degahkg
The number 555P refers to the number of passengers the ferry was permitted to carry. All HK ferries had the number of permitted passengers painted on the stern ( see picture of Man Choy above which carried 625 passengers). Regarding the painting of the hull I wonder if this was an experiment to paint the ferries in the same dark brunswick green colour scheme of HK Tramways as both companies were part of HK & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.
degahkg
Star Ferry Names
Thank you degahkg for explaining the purpose of the number. Regards, Peter
Thank you for your comment.
Thank you for your comment. I should have realised that the ‘P’ was there for a purpose! I didn’t know that the Star Ferries and the trams were owned by the same company. You could well be right but, if it was an experiment in creating corporate identity, I suspect that it didn’t last. Regards, Andrew
Night Star ferry
Only too pleased to contribute to the topic and have an excuse to delve into my slides of HK shipping.
Regards degahk
Shortly, I'll be uploading a
Shortly, I'll be uploading a few more with ships on them - rather at a distance - except for several of an aircraft carrier passing through the Lyemun entrance to the harbour. I think it was British or Australian but am not sure. Andrew