danielwettling Thu, 10/03/2024 - 19:20 oldernewer Date picture taken unknown Tags aerial photographs Shows place(s) Jardine House (was 'Connaught Centre') [1973- ] Tidal basin, Naval dockyard [????-1997] Royal Naval Dockyard [????-????] PLA Hong Kong Building, formerly named The Prince of Wales Building [1979- ] Bank of America Tower [1975- ] Hutchison House [1974-2019] Furama Hotel [1973-2001] Murray Road Multi Storey Car Park Building [1973-2018] General Post Office (current generation) [1976- ] Queen's Pier (2nd generation) [1954-2008] Central Star Ferry Pier (3rd location, Edinburgh Place) [1957-2006] Log in or register to post comments Comments HMS Ariadne (F72) & HMS Bristol (D23) Hi There, The ships seemed to be HMS Ariadne (F72) & HMS Bristol (D23). HMS Ariandne still being tended by tugs while HMS Bristol looked already tied up. T Log in or register to post comments Re: Photo In the photo, Pillbox 059 Central on the North Arm of the Dockyard had already been removed. The former site had been turned into a helicopter landing location marked by a white circle with a letter "H" in it. A photo of a Wessex helicopter of 28 Squadron on the North Arm landing site. See https://www.alamy.com/westland-wessex-hcmk2-helicopter-of-no-28ac-squadron-raf-on-the-helipad-at-hms-tamar-hong-kong-in-1996-prince-of-wales-building-in-the-background-houses-hqbf-hong-kong-which-became-the-headquarters-of-the-chinese-peoples-liberation-army-after-hong-kong-was-transferred-to-china-in-1997-image616503985.html Log in or register to post comments
HMS Ariadne (F72) & HMS Bristol (D23) Hi There, The ships seemed to be HMS Ariadne (F72) & HMS Bristol (D23). HMS Ariandne still being tended by tugs while HMS Bristol looked already tied up. T Log in or register to post comments
Re: Photo In the photo, Pillbox 059 Central on the North Arm of the Dockyard had already been removed. The former site had been turned into a helicopter landing location marked by a white circle with a letter "H" in it. A photo of a Wessex helicopter of 28 Squadron on the North Arm landing site. See https://www.alamy.com/westland-wessex-hcmk2-helicopter-of-no-28ac-squadron-raf-on-the-helipad-at-hms-tamar-hong-kong-in-1996-prince-of-wales-building-in-the-background-houses-hqbf-hong-kong-which-became-the-headquarters-of-the-chinese-peoples-liberation-army-after-hong-kong-was-transferred-to-china-in-1997-image616503985.html Log in or register to post comments
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HMS Ariadne (F72) & HMS Bristol (D23)
Hi There,
The ships seemed to be HMS Ariadne (F72) & HMS Bristol (D23). HMS Ariandne still being tended by tugs while HMS Bristol looked already tied up.
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Re: Photo
In the photo, Pillbox 059 Central on the North Arm of the Dockyard had already been removed. The former site had been turned into a helicopter landing location marked by a white circle with a letter "H" in it.
A photo of a Wessex helicopter of 28 Squadron on the North Arm landing site. See https://www.alamy.com/westland-wessex-hcmk2-helicopter-of-no-28ac-squadron-raf-on-the-helipad-at-hms-tamar-hong-kong-in-1996-prince-of-wales-building-in-the-background-houses-hqbf-hong-kong-which-became-the-headquarters-of-the-chinese-peoples-liberation-army-after-hong-kong-was-transferred-to-china-in-1997-image616503985.html