Taikoo Dockyard
The Taikoo Dockyard was bombed by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942. It was again by the USAAF on 16 January 1945. The following ships were produced here:
- HMS Wuchang (1914). Royal Navy. Submarine depot ship, which was used in the evacuation of Singapore.
- HMAS Whang Pu (1920). Royal Australian Navy. Submarine depot ship and mobile repair ship.
- SS Shuntien (1934). Royal Navy. Cargo and passenger ship. Torpedoed by the U-559 at Tobruk in 1941.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
- Cara Chow
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