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S.S. "City of Singapore" [B 10059] • Photograph

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Summary

S.S. "City of Singapore" after the fire of April 26, 1924. This photograph shows the restoration of the ship as she was on August 30, 1924. The ship was loaded with cars, tractors and a large cargo of flammable materials. The fire broke out and took hold with an explosion throwing fire fighters onto the wharf. A memorial was erected to remember the two firemen killed in the explosion.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.0 cm x 8.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

1924

Photographer

Walker, Gordon

Collection

Part of Ship Collection

Subject

City of Singapore (Ship)

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

30/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,390 x 2,067 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

7.03 MB

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