Sembawang shipyard : general view [1]



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27 Apr 1986

Photographed By Lee, Kip Lin

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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.


Subjects

Sembawang (Singapore)--Photographs

Shipyards--Singapore--Sembawang--Photographs

Ships--Singapore--Sembawang--Photographs

Categories

Harbours

Shipping services

Commercial buildings

Streets and Places

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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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