The Navy are responsible for the Area Garden Road to Shaukiwan. troops live in Wellington Barracks.
Several civil posts also appear to be held by Naval Officers,
The Navy are in charge of both the Naval Dockyard and Taikoo. various dockyards are named as follows:-
TAKKOO DOCK. NAVAL DOCKYARD KO LOON DOCK
NAVAL DOCKYARD
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No. 1 Naval working station. No. 2 # No. 3
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Their
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The organisation of the Dockyard appears to be as follows:
Japanese Naval Officer as Commodore lives Happy Valley. About 20 Naval Officers Engineers, technical and administrative staffs.
1.
2.
3.
About 100 Naval Ratings
Wellington Barracks.
40
Guard duties in Navy Area
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live
About 200 uniformed technicians, graded 1st and 2nd class,
5. About 1000 Chinese workers.
The Japanese technicians and ships crews have done most if not all repair work to Naval vessels up to date.
The Chinese have been employed almost entirely in repairing the sabotage carried out by the British Navy.
The Dry Dock has been working for samtime. H.M. S. MOTH had been sunk to prevent the dock being used but this appears to have been raised without great difficulty.
The Naval pumping station has been repaired. ·
The pre-war rumbers of cranes in the dockyard appear to be as follows:-
100 tons..
1
40
50 tons.
8
10 tons
several.
Now in use
4.0
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50 tons several including mobile type rails undamaged.
10 tons at least 4.
Three Naval launches have been raised and put into use.
Star Ferry sunk at entrance to basin has not yet been raised despite several attempts; further efforts being made.
Three oil lighters each of about 100 tons started by British have been completed and launched.
Three or four naval vessels appear to have used the dry dock for repairs, during March and April. They were :-
1 Cruiser.
2 Destroyers
200 feet long, 2 funnels.
1 Escort vessel or 3rd class oruiser.
One was hit forward, one damaged in engine room by shell fire. External hole 8 feet by 2 feet on Waterline, and third minor repairs to screw. The opportunity was taken to clean the ships' bottom and generally overhaul them whilst the "battle scars" were being repaired. There was a ceremonial funeral for 4 members of the crew of ship damaged amid-ships. The ship filled 3/4 of the dock and was in for three weeks, the morale of the crew appeared poor. Special watch kept on them and it is rumoured that 3 or 4 deserted. The police at the gate made all workers remove their hats and the explanation given was that they were looking for Japanese sailors whose heads are shaven.
ABERDEEN. Dockyard has been stripped. All scrap iron has been exported but steel supplies are stered in the Naval Dockyard.
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