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This 1986 photograph shows Sembawang Shipyard. Sembawang Shipyard started as a British Naval Dockyard and was handed over by the British garrison to the Singapore government for a token fee of $1. Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd was established on 19 June 1968. Title devised by Library staff.
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