danielwettling Thu, 10/03/2024 - 19:21 oldernewer Date picture taken unknown Shows place(s) Jardine House (was 'Connaught Centre') [1973- ] City Hall (2nd & current generation) [1962- ] Tidal basin, Naval dockyard [????-1997] Royal Naval Dockyard [????-????] Bank of America Tower [1975- ] Murray Road Multi Storey Car Park Building [1973-2018] Hutchison House [1974-2019] Furama Hotel [1973-2001] Electra House / Mercury House [1950-????] Hong Kong Club Building (2nd Generation) [1897-1981] Mandarin Oriental Hotel [1963- ] Blake Block, Central Barracks [????- ] PLA Hong Kong Building, formerly named The Prince of Wales Building [1979- ] Pillbox 059, Central [1939-????] Log in or register to post comments Comments Minesweepers Hi There, I had been wondering how many Minesweepers were there before 1997. The one on the left appeard to be HMS Beachampton P1007. Not sure about the other five as seen. T Log in or register to post comments Admiralty Mine Sweepers HK This may help Referring to White Ensign - Red Dragon Chronology of Royal Naval Ships in or Around Hong Kong 1834-1997 ISBN 962-7982-24-5 From 1971-1984 Ton class minesweepers built 1953; 6th. Patrol Squadron HK 1971; disposed 1984 BEACHAMPTON, MONKTON, YARNTON, WASPERTON, WOLVERTON, From 1984-1988 Purpose built HK patrol craft built c. 1984; sold to Irish Navy 1988 SWALLOW, SWIFT Purpose built patrol craft built c. 1984; sold Philippines Navy 1997 PEACOCK, PLOVER, STARLING Regards degahkg Log in or register to post comments Photo of the Ton-class Minesweepers A photo of HMS Wasperton (P1089), HMS Yarnton (P1096), HMS Beachampton (P1007), HMS Monkton (P1055) and HMS Wolverton (P1093) at: https://www.alamy.com/rare-sight-of-all-5-ships-of-the-royal-navy-hong-kong-squadron-rafted-up-in-the-basin-at-hms-tamar-hong-kong-in-1976-image548138813.html?imageid=9399F683-66F6-46F3-8B16-BC7A2B9A16F5&p=85439&pn=1&searchId=cc2dfc0204c6359b8b0a3878d7751a0a&searchtype=0 Log in or register to post comments
Minesweepers Hi There, I had been wondering how many Minesweepers were there before 1997. The one on the left appeard to be HMS Beachampton P1007. Not sure about the other five as seen. T Log in or register to post comments
Admiralty Mine Sweepers HK This may help Referring to White Ensign - Red Dragon Chronology of Royal Naval Ships in or Around Hong Kong 1834-1997 ISBN 962-7982-24-5 From 1971-1984 Ton class minesweepers built 1953; 6th. Patrol Squadron HK 1971; disposed 1984 BEACHAMPTON, MONKTON, YARNTON, WASPERTON, WOLVERTON, From 1984-1988 Purpose built HK patrol craft built c. 1984; sold to Irish Navy 1988 SWALLOW, SWIFT Purpose built patrol craft built c. 1984; sold Philippines Navy 1997 PEACOCK, PLOVER, STARLING Regards degahkg Log in or register to post comments
Photo of the Ton-class Minesweepers A photo of HMS Wasperton (P1089), HMS Yarnton (P1096), HMS Beachampton (P1007), HMS Monkton (P1055) and HMS Wolverton (P1093) at: https://www.alamy.com/rare-sight-of-all-5-ships-of-the-royal-navy-hong-kong-squadron-rafted-up-in-the-basin-at-hms-tamar-hong-kong-in-1976-image548138813.html?imageid=9399F683-66F6-46F3-8B16-BC7A2B9A16F5&p=85439&pn=1&searchId=cc2dfc0204c6359b8b0a3878d7751a0a&searchtype=0 Log in or register to post comments
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Minesweepers
Hi There,
I had been wondering how many Minesweepers were there before 1997. The one on the left appeard to be HMS Beachampton P1007. Not sure about the other five as seen.
T
Admiralty Mine Sweepers HK
This may help
Referring to White Ensign - Red Dragon Chronology of Royal Naval Ships in or Around Hong Kong 1834-1997
ISBN 962-7982-24-5
From 1971-1984
Ton class minesweepers built 1953; 6th. Patrol Squadron HK 1971; disposed 1984
BEACHAMPTON, MONKTON, YARNTON, WASPERTON, WOLVERTON,
From 1984-1988
Purpose built HK patrol craft built c. 1984; sold to Irish Navy 1988
SWALLOW, SWIFT
Purpose built patrol craft built c. 1984; sold Philippines Navy 1997
PEACOCK, PLOVER, STARLING
Regards degahkg
Photo of the Ton-class Minesweepers
A photo of HMS Wasperton (P1089), HMS Yarnton (P1096), HMS Beachampton (P1007), HMS Monkton (P1055) and HMS Wolverton (P1093) at: https://www.alamy.com/rare-sight-of-all-5-ships-of-the-royal-navy-hong-kong-squadron-rafted-up-in-the-basin-at-hms-tamar-hong-kong-in-1976-image548138813.html?imageid=9399F683-66F6-46F3-8B16-BC7A2B9A16F5&p=85439&pn=1&searchId=cc2dfc0204c6359b8b0a3878d7751a0a&searchtype=0