Steamship ‘Circe’ being built by Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company, Hong Kong
Collection
Identifier
Sw16-001
Copyright
© John Swire & Sons Ltd
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw16-001. Khaki cloth ‘Kodak Negative Album’, 12 cm x 16 cm. 76 negatives (sized 92mm x 147mm). This image has been flipped in error (i.e. it is the wrong way round). The passenger/cargo steam ship ‘Circe’ (1912-1946) was named after the goddess of magic and built by the Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company, Hong Kong, for Alfred Holt & Co. She was launched in 1912 and operated out of Singapore on the Blue Funnel Line. The ‘Circe’ was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1939 and named HMS Circe. Later the ship served in the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Medea. The ‘Circe’ is flying the Red Ensign and two Alfred Holt houseflags (AH). See HR01-025, Sw16-002, Sw17-001 and Sw17-002.
Caption in album or on mount
Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 37, two negatives: (Blank)
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Location
Estimated Date
1911-1912
Photographer
Material
Negative
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
