's.s. Agnes' in Victoria Harbour

1871/1876

Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

The only known image of the cable ship 'Agnes', that with the 'Belgian', 'Kangaroo' and 'Minia' laid the first submarine telegraph cable from Singapore via Saigon to Hong Kong in 1871. It landed in Telegraph Bay (today Cyberport).

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Title: 's.s. Agnes' in Victoria Harbour
Date Created: 1871/1876
Physical Dimensions: 25 x 40 cm
Type: Painting
Rights: ©Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Medium: Oil on canvas
object id: HKMM2012.0110.0001

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