titania hk waterfront

Not a very distinct photo of HMS Titania  anchored off what I assume to be the Hong Kong waterfront in 1928. It is at the end of the 1926-1928 album of William Richmond Fell who was captain of the L3 submarine with HMS Titania in 1928.

Date picture taken
1928

Comments

Manipulating the Titania image appears to reveal a yacht hull sitting on a cradle, presumably on the stern of the Titania.

Was WRF a yachtsman who brought a yacht back from Hong Kong?

Titania-yacht sitting in cradle, by IDJ

I'm told that this would have been Titania's own yacht and would have needed several crew.

On the separate question of whether WRF was a yachtsman, he used to sail across Wellington harbour to school and back. All his sisters were accomplished sailors and rowers too.