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Photos of Hammerhead Crane, Hung Hom [c.1938-1982]

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1937 Hammerhead Crane under construction
Hammerhead Crane under construction

1943 1940s North Point Reclamation


1945 1945 HK & Whampoa Docks


1946 Cust Rock Beacon
Cust Rock Beacon

1948 Kowloon Peninsula 1948


1940s view towards kowloon
view towards kowloon

c.1953 1953 - the Cricket Ground amid a tranquil city scene
1953 - the Cricket Ground amid a tranquil city scene

1956 1956 Approaching Kaitak


1959 Unloading the Centurion tanks
Unloading the Centurion tanks

1950s 1950s Hong Kong, Kowloon & Whampoa Dockyard
1950s Hong Kong, Kowloon & Whampoa Dockyard

1950s Hong Kong & Whampoa Docks - Hammerhead Crane
Hong Kong & Whampoa Docks - Hammerhead Crane

1950s The hammerhead crane
The hammerhead crane

1962 Kowloon-Wylie Road-QE hospital + BMH future site
Kowloon-Wylie Road-QE hospital + BMH future site

1963 The Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co Ltd = 香港黃埔船塢有限公司1963


1972 HUD-Hydrofoils + Jetfoil + base of hammerhead crane-1972
HUD-Hydrofoils + Jetfoil + base of hammerhead crane-1972

1973 1973.5 hk kowloon from peak bg5
1973.5 hk kowloon from peak bg5

1978 Whampoa-dockyard-late-70s


1970s Hong Kong United Dockyards
Hong Kong United Dockyards

1981 USSR freighters HUD Hung Hom 1981.jpg
USSR freighters HUD Hung Hom 1981.jpg

1982 Hammerhead Crane (Demolition) Timeline
Hammerhead Crane (Demolition) Timeline

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