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 Singapore Naval Base - Fishing in the Dockyard151 views1964. Colin Banks holding up an Ikan Cermin (Malay name) caught whist fishing from a floating dock in the Naval Dockyard. A little bit of trick photography has been used for fun but it was a nice big fish. Because they are a flat and thin fish they are able to put up a tremendous fight when caught.Mar 27, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base - Japanese Occupation. Dockyard Store Houses.85 viewsA view from Kings Avenue over the Stores Basin and Store Houses 1945. Note bomb damage to nearest store house roof. Photo curtesy of Mr Earland Clear. Chief Civil Engineer Singapore Dockyard 1945 - 1946 Mar 27, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base - Japanese Occupation. Dockyard Main Gate74 viewsDockyard Main Gate 1945. As found after Japanese occupation. Note abandoned Japanese trucks. Photo curtesy of Mr Earland Clear Chief Civil Engineer Singapore Dockyard 1945 - 1946. Mar 27, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base - Japanese Occupation. HMS Rotherham takes surrender129 views1945. September 6th. Captain of HMS Rotherham H W Biggs D.S.O.; R.N. sailed into Singapore Naval Dockyard and took the formal surrender of the Japanese 10th Zone Fleet. Although the dockside was deserted with just a small Japanese party to agree the surrender they found 34,000 Japanese on the base. 'Rotherham Gate' was named in honour of this event. Photo compliments of the HMS Rotherham Association.(Possibly now dissolved) Mar 14, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base - Japanese Occupation. B29 Superfortress123 views1945. American Airforce B29 Superfortress aircraft over Singapore Royal Naval Base. One such raid sank the Admiralty Floating Dock IX allegedly after the Japanese had already surrendered.Mar 14, 2025
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 Singapore - German sailors march along Connaught Drive.122 views1945. 250 Germans including the Crews of U-boats 181 & 862 are marched along Connaught Drive. They kept spirits up by whistling and singing and marching in formation. They were later used by the British to carry out repairs to the Naval Base and Singapore. Photo compliments of Dieter Hille Chief Engineering Officer of U-181. Dieter and a few of his crew were picked by the Royal Engineers to repair an Ice Making Factory in Singapore. They succeeded after which Japanese PoW's were used to manhandle the ice.Mar 14, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base - Japanese Occupation U-Boats77 views1945. German U-boats U-181 and U-862 alongside IJN battleship 'Myoko'. The U-boats were trying to trade mercury for raw materials for Germanys high spec steel manufacture but were trapped in Singapore after the fall of Germany. The Japanese commandeered the subs and renamed them I-501 and I-502 respectively. Photo compliments of Dieter Hille Chief Engineering Officer of U-181 who was 'requested' to train the Japanese to operate his boat. Dieter and the crews were kept in huts just outside Changi Prison. Mar 14, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base - Accommodation. No 1 Singles Mess A Blk63 viewsNaval Base Accommodation. No 1 Mess 'A' Block on Beaulieu Road in 1957. Built by the main contractor Sir John Jackson in the early 1920's to house his staff. Built conveniently close to Beaulieu House a planters property requisitioned to be used by Navy Dept staff supervising the contract. On completion of the build of the Naval Base the block was converted to a mess for single civilian men posted from the UK to work at the Dockyard. Beaulieu House became the Chief of Staffs House.Mar 14, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base - Accommodation. No 1 Singles Mess 'B' Blk68 viewsNaval Base Accommodation. No 1 Mess 'B' Block on Beaulieu Road in 1957. Built by the main contractor Sir John Jackson in the early 1920's to house his staff. Built conveniently close to Beaulieu House a planters property requisitioned to be used by Navy Dept staff supervising the contract. On completion of the build of the Naval Base the block was converted to a mess for single civilian men posted from the UK to work at the Dockyard. Beaulieu House became the Chief of Staffs House. Mar 14, 2025
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 Sembawang Village - Kampung House 195852 viewsOne of the houses that was built in a Kampung close to Sembawang Village. Many of the inhabitants of these settlements worked in the Royal Naval Dockyard. Mar 05, 2025
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 Sembawang Village - Kampung Water Point 195254 viewsSembawang Village located just outside the Naval Base Main Gate sprung up and prospered due to the presence of the base. The land was originally a mixture of malarial swamp and rubber plantation. In time piped water arrived but like in a lot of Singapore kampungs only by stand pipe. Even in 1958 I witnessed locals getting their water as in this photo. Collecting it in 5 gallon rectangular metal tins that were previously used for the delivery of the kerosene used for lighting & cooking.Mar 05, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base Housing. Senior Officers Bungalow74 viewsSingapore Naval Base Housing. Senior Officers Bungalow 118 Kings Avenue. All the bungalows along Kings Avenue built around 1929 were allocated to Senior Dockyard Staff. The heads of the Dockyard Departments - Chief Mechanical Engineer, Chief Electrical Engineer, Chief Constructor, The Superintendent Naval Stores Officer etc. These officers were usually civilian but No 118 Kings Avenue was allocated to The Captain of the Singapore Royal Naval Dockyard a serving Naval Officer. Mar 03, 2025
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