Engines of S.S. 'Circe', Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company, Hong Kong
Collection
Identifier
HR01-025
Copyright
© Henry Rue
Notes
University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: HR01-025. 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. See Sw16-001, Sw16-002, Sw17-001 and Sw17-002.
Caption in album or on mount
ENGINES OF S.S. CIRCE
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Location
Date
1912
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
