A port near broadside view of a Yeungkong fisher type junk under sail at Aberdeen, Hong Kong

A close port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of a Yeungkong fisher type junk under sail at Aberdeen, Hong Kong. She is a three masted vessel with single lug sails set on each mast. A square board is suspended over the bulwark near the poop. Her bow and stern are out of the picture. The photographer was in the area on four occasions: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938.

Object Details

ID: P34081
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Yeungkong type
Date made: 1937-1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection
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